This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
The quantities are the same as for brown roux, but cooking must cease as soon as the color of the roux begins to change, and before the appearance of any coloring whatsoever.
The observations made relative to brown roux, concerning the coloring element, apply also to pale roux.
 
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