"jmcquown" > wrote in
:

> Dave Smith wrote:
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> Hahabogus wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well let's see my cheese sauce recipe is 2 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp
>>>> flour, 1 cup milk, a good pinch of dry mustard...2 cup of finely
>>>> shredded cheese(s) (can be mixed cheeses) pepper to taste, no salt
>>>> cheese is pretty salty.
>>>>
>>>> in a pot over medium heat cook the flour in the butter about 2
>>>> minutes or so to remove the raw flour taste. Stir in the milk and
>>>> mustard, stir untill thickening.
>>>
>>> Have you considered adding some cayenne?
>>>
>>
>> and a little bit of mustard powder
>
> He said that (dry mustard).
>
> Jill
>
>

Nutmegs works too, just a pinch, fresh ground if possible.
Seems dry mustard or nutmeg brings out the cheese flavour more, at least
to me.

Cayenne is nice with cheese, but I like it in cheese straws more than in a
cheese sauce. I guess it depends on what the cheese sauce is going to be
used with.

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Starchless in Manitoba.