"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 15:26:59 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> did you know that you can mix a paste of soft butter and flour and put
>>> that into the sauce to thicken it? The paste easily blends into the
>>> sauce and will not lump.
>>
>> Sure I do. And then what? Wait for the butter to kick in and send me
>> flying
>> to the bathroom in agony? I can't eat butter.
>
> Margarine works, too. Not that that makes it any easier than making a
> slurry.
>
> [wait for it...]

Most margarine also contains milk. I only know of two that I can purchase
here that don't. One tastes like oil. There are others, perhaps more readily
available in areas where a lot of Jewish people live.

My point was that with the Wondra flour, you could use it as is. No need to
make a paste or slurry or anything else.