A Sauce For A Dull Food

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This is from emilie waller's cookery and kitchen book, first published in 1935. i haven't made this, but it looked interesting and the title of it struck me as amusing.

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Steps

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Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

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Add the flour and stir 1-2 minutes to make a roux.

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Add the salt , pepper , sugar and chopped egg , mixing well.

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Gradually add the milk and stir until mixture thickens , about 5 minutes.

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Stir in lemon juice and serve.

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This sauce can be used to give an attractive flavour and appearance to foods such as fish , old vegetables , and so on.

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Ingredients

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butter, flour, salt and pepper, sugar, hard-boiled eggs, milk, lemon juice