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Dairy Dupree, Sauce 1 Servings

INGREDIENTS

4 c Milk
3 sl Onion
1 Bay leaf
2 sl Carrot
6 Peppercorns
5 tb Butter
5 tb All-purpose flour
Salt and white pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the milk, onion slices, bay leaf, carrot slices, and peppercorns in
a saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer 10 minutes. Strain and reserve the
milk, discarding the vegetables. Melt the butter in a heavy pan over medium
heat. Stir in the flour and cook for a minute or so. Add the milk all at
once and stir until boiling and thick, 3 to 4 minutes. Season to taste with
salt and pepper as needed.
Makes 2-1/2 cups
Recipe By     : Nathalie Dupree, Well-Stocked Pantry
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #241
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 20:22:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: PatH <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu>

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