In honor of May, being American Cheese Month, here’s two of Mom’s secret recipes in one, for…
CHEESE WISH (FROM BLENDER WHITE SAUCE)
By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 273). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it.
INGREDIENTS:
[1 cup prepared “Blender White Sauce” (see below*)]
2 raw egg yolks
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon glycerin (from drugstore)
3 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder
½ teaspoon turmeric
¼ pound melted American cheese
¼ pound melted cheddar cheese
INSTRUCTIONS:
It is also possible to imitate Cheese Wish Spread by preparing… my “Blender White Sauce” [see recipe below]. To 1 cup of it, while it is still warm in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, beat in egg yolks, stirring until incorporated and smooth.
Beat in oil and glycerin. Combine this mixture with bouillon powder, turmeric, and [both] cheeses – then just enough hot water to give it the consistency equal to the supermarket product.
*BLENDER WHITE SAUCE
By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 137). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it.
INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ cups very hot milk
¼ cup butter or margarine
4 slices stale white bread, in small bits
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder
dash of pepper
INSTRUCTIONS:
As listed, place all ingredients in a blender. Cover and blend on high-speed with an on/off motion until smooth. (About 30 seconds should do it!) Keep the sauce hot in top of a double boiler over simmering water until time to serve – or put it in the microwave on lowest possible setting for a minute or so just before serving.
Spoon the sauce over steamed vegetables, or whatever pleases you. Makes about 3 cups of sauce. Refrigerate leftovers to rewarm in, either, top of double boiler or microwave, as suggested above.
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