Creamed Beets with Rice
3/4 cup rice steamed in 2 cups milk
and 3/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups sliced or whole cooked beets
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
11/2 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
Make a white sauce, melting the butter, stirring the flou,r salt and pepper and make a smooth paste and adding the cold milk. Stir until boiling begins and cook for two-three minutes. Add the beets, reheat if necessary, and place the middle of a platter. Around the edge arrange the hot rice in a ring or mounds or in the shapes made by packing into a greased mokd and baking for 3 minutes a hot oven.
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