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If using flour, melt butter in pot and add flour
stirring until smooth, but will likely form a ball
(this is called a roux and at this stage can add
milk and pan drippings from meat to make an
excellent gravy) if using cornstarch stir
cornstarch int COLD milk until all lumps are gone
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Add milk to roux or milk/cornstarch to pot and salt
and nutmeg if using, stir continuously until it
comes to a boil, it will thicken a bit on standing
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To this thickened sauce you can add cheeses and stir
into pasta for mac n' cheese or add herbs for
another pasta or meat sauce. Omit all but 1/4 tsp
salt and add vanilla or chocolate or other
flavorants for pudding.
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This is a mother sauce you can make many other sauces from this base
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Originally Submitted
6/22/2011
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