Melted Butter

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon flour
• salt
• 1/4 pint cold water
• 1.5 ounce butter

Instructions

1. Put a large teaspoonful of flour and a little salt into a basin.
2. Mix them very gradually and very smoothly with a quarter of a pint of cold water.
3. Turn the mixture into a small clean saucepan and shake or stir constantly over a clear fire until it has boiled for a couple of minutes.
4. Add an ounce and a half of butter cut into small pieces.
5. Keep the sauce stirred until the butter is entirely dissolved.
6. Give the whole a minute's boil and serve it quickly.