Ingredients

How to make it

  • To prepare White Sauce: Melt butter in saucepan over low heat.
  • Blend in flour, salt and dash white pepper.
  • Add milk all at once. Cooking quickly, stirring conatantly, till mixture thickens and bubbles.
  • Remove sauce from heat when it bubbles.
  • Add cheeses or other flavorings at this point, stirring till smooth.
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  • Make Medium White Sauce for sauces, scalloped and creamed dishes.
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  • Prepare Thin White Sauce for soups and creamed vegetables.
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  • Make Thick White sauce for croquettes and souffles.
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  • If sauce cooks too long, it becomes too thick and butter separates out. To repair, stir in a little more milk. Cook quickly, stirring constantly, till sauce bubbles. A wooden spoon or rubber spatula is handy for preparing sauces. Use a heavy saucepan.
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  • kilby 14 years ago
    Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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    " It was excellent "
    wynnebaer ate it and said...
    Great post...:)
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  • binky67 16 years ago
    This is great, thanks for posting!
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    " It was excellent "
    momo_55grandma ate it and said...
    great post thanks high5
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    " It was excellent "
    leonora5 ate it and said...
    Excellent! I always need this at hand!
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  • cherryflower70 16 years ago
    you gave the right proportion for a thick and thin sauce! g8 job
    thanks
    Cherry
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  • cherryflower70 16 years ago
    you gave the right proportion for a thick and thin sauce! g8 job
    thanks
    Cherry
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    " It was excellent "
    lura ate it and said...
    Thanks so much. I am always misplacing my white sauce recipe and this covers every aspect. I now have it saved, marked, and printed. :)
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  • cabincrazyone 16 years ago
    I love this stuff, but don't make it often enough to remember the proportions. Equal amounts of butter and flour ... then I'm lost.
    I'm going to print this out and tape it to my forehead. Thanks.
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    " It was excellent "
    lanacountry ate it and said...
    Thanks Blueby!! 55555 :)
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    " It was excellent "
    mystic_river1 ate it and said...
    Good Directions...thank you blue. ^5
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