Cream Toast

Original Recipe

Heat a pint of milk to boiling and add a piece of butter the size of an egg; stir a tablespoonful of flour smoothly into a cup of rich cream, and add some of the boiling milk to this; heat it gradually and prevent the flour from lumping; then stir into the boiling milk and let it cook a few moments; salt to taste. After taking from the fire stir in a beaten egg; strain the mixture on to toast lightly buttered.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pint of milk to boiling and add a piece of butter the size of an egg
  • 1 tablespoonful of flour smoothly into a cup of rich cream
  • 1 few moments
  • 1 beaten egg

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat a pint of milk to boiling and add a piece of butter the size of an egg; stir a tablespoonful of flour smoothly into a cup of rich cream, and add some of the boiling milk to this; heat it gradually and prevent the flour from lumping; then stir into the boiling milk and let it cook a few moments; salt to taste.

  2. 2

    After taking from the fire stir in a beaten egg; strain the mixture on to toast lightly buttered.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)