1/4 cup Butter
1/4 cup Unsifted flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Pepper
2 cups Milk
In heavy skillet, heat butter until melted; remove from heat and add flour, salt and pepper, stirring constantly until smooth. Add milk slowly, stirring and return to medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute.
THIN WHITE SAUCE:
Reduce butter and flour to 2 tablespoons each, following above directions. Use for soups.
THICK WHITE SAUCE:
Increase butter and flour to 6 tablespoons each, cook as above.
EXTRA THICK WHITE SAUCE:
Increase butter and flour to 8 tablespoons each, cook as above.
Note:
For fish or other seafood, broccoli or asparagus, add 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon mayonnaise.