White Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients

• 0.5 pint small button mushrooms
• 0.5 pint béchamel or white sauce
• salt
• mace
• cayenne

Instructions

1. Cut off the stems closely from half a pint of small button mushrooms.
2. Clean the mushrooms with a little salt and a bit of flannel.
3. Throw the mushrooms into cold water, slightly salted, as they are cleaned.
4. Drain the mushrooms well or dry them in a soft cloth.
5. Bring half a pint of béchamel or white sauce to a boil (using very fresh milk or thin cream, thickened with a tablespoonful of flour and two ounces of butter).
6. Throw the cleaned mushrooms into the boiling sauce.
7. Simmer the mushrooms from ten to twenty minutes, or until they are quite tender.
8. Season the sauce properly with salt, mace, and cayenne.
9. Dish the sauce and serve.