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"theChas." wrote:
> My last attempt at Biscuits & Gravy was another disaster.
> I'm getting tired of eating flour paste.
> I saved 3 T of bacon drippings for my base and very slowly added no more
> than 2 T of flour. Then the milk... still got the paste (and not that smooth
> either). I can't believe I'm such a dork I can't make a simple Beschamel
> sauce.


You're probably adding the liquid all at once and cooking over too
high heat... use med-low heat and add a couple ounces at a time and
stir constantly to incorporate before adding more. You're probably
the impatient type.

Sheldon