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White Sauce
Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil
Menyn melys (sweet butter) is the name given to this sauce in many districts in north Wales.
Uwch-mynydd, Lleyn.
The Recipe
You will need
- half a pint milk
- approximately one cupful cold water
- approximately two dessertspoonfuls plain flour (or cornflour)
- a little sugar
- a pinch of salt
- a little rum (optional)
Method
Blend the flour with a little of the milk. Heat the water and the remainder of the milk in a saucepan and pour the flour mixture into it. Add salt, sugar and rum to taste, and then bring to the boil, stirring continuously.
Serve hot, with Christmas pudding.
Dowlais, Glamorgan.
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