American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Macaroni á La CrêMe

Original Recipe

Boil one-quarter of a pound of macaroni in plenty of hot water, salted, until tender; put half a pint of milk in a double boiler, and when it boils stir into it a mixture of two tablespoonfuls of butter and one of flour. Add two tablespoonfuls of cream, a little white and cayenne pepper; salt to taste, and from one-quarter to one-half a pound of grated cheese, according to taste. Drain and dish the macaroni; pour the boiling sauce over it and serve immediately.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound of macaroni in plenty of hot water
  • 1 pint of milk in a double boiler
  • 1 mixture of two tablespoonfuls of butter and one of flour
  • 2 tablespoonfuls of cream
  • 1 little white and cayenne pepper
  • 1 pound of grated cheese

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Boil one-quarter of a pound of macaroni in plenty of hot water, salted, until tender; put half a pint of milk in a double boiler, and when it boils stir into it a mixture of two tablespoonfuls of butter and one of flour.

  2. 2

    Add two tablespoonfuls of cream, a little white and cayenne pepper; salt to taste, and from one-quarter to one-half a pound of grated cheese, according to taste.

  3. 3

    Drain and dish the macaroni; pour the boiling sauce over it and serve immediately.

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