White Sauce Recipe

Good white sauce is needed for so many different kinds of vegetable,

fish and meat dishes, that a child should be taught it at the beginning

of her work. Have her melt one tablespoon of butter and stir in one

tablespoon of flour. When smooth, add slowly one cup of milk, stirring

all the time to keep from getting lumpy. If lumps do form, however,

before the child has learned the secret of mixing, she can strain after

it has cooked five minutes. Season with quarter-teaspoon of salt and a

dash of pepper. For brown sauce, simply brown the flour and butter

before adding the milk.