Welcome to the May, 2002 Newsletter
Getting Sauced, Part II
Béchamel

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In This Month's Issue:
1. Cooking Class....Bechamél.....Around the kitchen, we just call it Food Glue!
Don't let our little "nickname" fool you. This is the major sauce that forms the base for your standard "cream sauce". Continue

2. Now, What was that Small Sauce thing?
Small sauces are the sauces that are derived from one of the 5 major or Mother Sauces. In this case, from Béchamel we can make literally hundreds of sauces.
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3. The Difference between Béchamel & Velouté.
Classically, the difference is the stock or in the case of Béchamel, the lack of it. As soon as you add stock to a béchamel,
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4. Let's Go Mushroom Hunting...They are great in a Béchamel.
This has been a great mushroom season. Can't explain it and it doesn't matter. Just know that if you are a mushroom fan
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5. Asparagus is in Season...Also great with a Béchamel.
Asparagus is a hardy perennial. It is the only common vegetable that grows wild along roadsides and railroad tracks
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