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Gravy, White Roux, for Thickening

Proceed as for GRAVY, BROWN ROUX, FOR THICKENING, but do not keep the flour and butter sufficiently long on the fire to take any colour. This preparation is used for thickening white sauces. Time, a quarter of an hour. Probable cost, 6d. Sufficient, a dessert-spoonful of roux will thicken a pint of gravy.

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