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Time: 1 minute to simmer.
Ingredients
  1. 1/4 lb. of fresh butter
  2. 1 tablespoonful of flour
  3. salt to taste
  4. 1/2 gill of water
  5. 1/2 spoonful of white vinegar
  6. a very little grated nutmeg
Directions
  • Mix the flour and water to a smooth batter, carefully rubbing down with the back of a spoon any lumps that may appear
  • Put it in a saucepan with all the other ingredients
  • Let it thicken on the fire, but do not allow it to boil, lest it should taste of the flour
    • Source: The Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton (1859)
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