White sauce Mix

A white sauce mix that we have used for years is a dry mix that we keep in
the refrigerator and add to water to make a great white sauce. You can make
extra and keep it in the freezer until you need it.

White Sauce Mix
1 cup flour
2-1/2 cups nonfat dry milk
1 cup butter (or margarine)
4 tsp. salt

Mix with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly like corn meal. Store in a
covered jar in refrigerator. Vary the amount of white sauce mix to obtain the
desired thickness of sauce.

Thin sauce: 1/4 cup mix plus 1 cup water
Medium sauce: 1/2 cup mix plus 1 cup water
Thick sauce : 3/4 cup mix plus 1 cup water

Place mix in sauce pan. Add Water slowly stirring constantly. Cook until
smooth and thickened. Season to taste.

This can also be added to something that you have just cooked. ie a can of
peas that has been heated up can be made into creamed peas, by adding some to
the peas after you have them hot. Creamed potatoes can be made by draining
off some of the potato water and then adding the mix to what is left. Just get
creative. We have found that this thickens up nicely without making lumps.