WHITE SAUCE
- 1 oz. (1 heaping tablespoonful) butter
- 1 oz. (1 heaping tablespoonful) flour
- ½ pint (1 cup) milk or water
- 1 bay leaf
- A few drops lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Blend the butter and the flour together in an earthenware dish, then add the milk, bay leaf, and salt, stir over the fire until it boils and thickens, then remove the bay leaf, season it to taste with salt, pepper, and lemon juice, and it is ready.
To make it a sweet sauce add one tablespoonful of sugar and half a teaspoonful of extract.