Cauliflower au gratin.
- Ingredients—1 cauliflower.
- 1 oz. of butter.
- 1 oz. of flour.
- 1 gill of water.
- 2 tablespoonfuls of cream.
- 2 oz. of grated Parmesan cheese.
- Pepper, salt, and a little cayenne.
Method.—Boil the cauliflower; remove the green leaves.
Place it, with the flower upwards, in a vegetable-dish, and press it into an oval shape.
Melt the butter in a small stewpan.
Mix the flour in smoothly.
Add the water; stir and cook well.
Then add the cream, and one ounce of Parmesan cheese, pepper, salt, and cayenne.
Pour the sauce over the cauliflower.
Sprinkle the remainder of the cheese over it, and brown, either with a salamander or in a quick oven.