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Cauliflower Au Gratin

Trim off the green leaves, cut away the stalk and clean a large head fine white cauliflower; place in a large saucepan with plenty water to cover it, with quarter pint milk and tablespoon salt; boil for forty minutes, drain and separate the branches from the main stalk. Heat a tablespoon butter in a frying pan, add the cauliflower, season with half teaspoon each salt and pepper, then gently fry for ten minutes, frequently turning the pieces meanwhile, being careful not to break them, and arrange on a baking dish. Mix in a saucepan one tablespoon butter with one and a half tablespoons flour, heat for a half minute, add one and a half gills hot milk, two saltspoons salt, half a saltspoon each cayenne pepper and grated nutmeg, a tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese and mix until boiling, then pour over the cauliflower. Sprinkle a half tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese over, set in the oven for fifteen minutes, remove and serve.