White Sauce

Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook

1 T butter

1 T flour

Salt and pepper

¾ C milk

Melt butter.  Stir in flour, salt and pepper.  Add milk all at once.  Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly plus one more minute.  Makes ¾ C (12 1-T servings).

Cheese sauce: Omit salt and add ¾ C shredded Swiss, American or Gruyere cheese or ¼ C crumbled bleu cheese.

Curry sauce: Cook ½ to 1 tsp curry powder in melted butter for 1 minute.  May add 1 T  chopped chutney in cooked sauce.  Serve with fish or poultry.