This section is from the book "Miss Leslie's Complete Cookery", by Miss Leslie. Also available from Amazon: Miss Leslie's Complete Cookery.
Spread some fine flour on a plate, and set it in the oven, turning it up and stirring it frequently that it may brown equally all through.
Put it into a jar, cover it well, and keep it to stir into gravies to thicken and colour them.
 
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