MEAT and FISH SAUCES

Bechamel Sauce

1½ cups whitestock
1 slice onion
1 slice carrot
Bit of Bay leaf
Sprig of parsley
1/8 teaspoon pepper
6 peppercorns
¼ cup butter
¼ cup flour
1 cup scalded milk
½ teaspoon salt

Cook white stock 20 minutes with onion, carrot, bay leaf, parsley and peppercorns, and then strain; there should be one cupful.

Melt the butter, add flour, and gradually the hot stock and milk. Season with salt and pepper.

A Sauce for Hot Meats

½ cup sharp vinegar
2 tablespoons Colman's Mustard
a little Tabasco Sauce
2 tablespoons Horse Radish
½ cup butter melted very hot
Pepper and salt to taste