Alternative:Drawn butter

Drawn butter is a butter-based sauce typically served with lobster or crab.

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 2 ounces unsalted butter

Procedure

1. Bring the water to a boil.
2. Mix the flour and butter together until they are perfectly smooth.
3. Stir this into the boiling water, and add salt to taste.

References

This page incorporates text from the public domain 1881 Household Cyclopedia.