Creamed Spinach
1/4 ea Spinach (peck) 1/2 t Salt 1 ds Pepper 1/8 t Nutmeg 1 T Butter 2 t Flour 3/4 c Milk Pick over and wash spinach thoroughly. Add salt and cook until tender. Do not add water. Chop the spinach very fine. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour and blend. Slowly add the milk and stir constantly until mixture thickens. Combine with the chopped spinach, add the pepper and nutmeg and serve. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936. |
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