White Sauce Mix, Cream of Anything Soup, Vanilla Pudding

White Sauce Mix

4 cups Nonfat dry milk powder

1 cup flour

1/2 cup butter or margarine

Put into large bowl and mix until it looks like coarse cornmeal. I wouldn't recommend using a mixer on this one as the powdered milk tends to puff all over the place. Just mix with your fingers. Refrigerate in a tightly covered container.

Cream of Anything Soup

4 cups water

2 cups White Sauce Mix

1 tsp salt

Combine and stir over medium heat until slightly thick. Add one or more of the following:

3 sliced, cooked carrots

1 package frozen spinache (chopped and cooked)

1 package frozen broccoli (chopped and cooked) and 1 cup grated cheddar cheese

3 potatoes, cooked and chopped, and 1 Tbsp chopped onion

1 can cream style corn and 1 Tbsp chopped onion

OR add your favorite cooked vegetable

For cream of chicken soup:

Substitute water for chicken broth and add 1 cup diced chicken

For cream of mushroom soup:

Substitute 1 cup water for liquid from 2 small cans mushrooms. Chop mushrooms and add.

Makes 6 servings.

Vanilla Pudding

1/2 cup sugar

2 cups White Sauce Mix

2 cups water

1 tsp vanilla

Stir sugar, Mix, and water over medium heat until mixture starts to boil. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and beat until smooth. Cover, cool, and serve. Makes 4 servings.

White Sauce

For thin sauce use 1/3 cup Mix and 1 cup water. Yield: 1 cup.

For medium sauce use 1/2 cup Mix and 1 cup water. Yield: 1 cup.

For thick sauce use 2/3 cup Mix and 1 cup water. Yield: 1 cup.

Stir over medium heat until smooth and thickened.

Use White Sauce for the following recipes:

Cream of Anything Gravy

Prepare medium white sauce as directed. Add any of the following: 1 cup cooked ham (diced, 1 cup cooked chicken or turkey (diced), 1 can drained tuna or salmon, 1/2 lb browned hamburger or sausage, 1 cup shredded beef, 4 sliced hard-cooked eggs. Heat thoroughly. Serve over toast, biscuits, English muffins, rice or noodles. Store leftovers in refrigerator. Makes 6 servings.

(Add some seasonings such as Taco seasoning to your ground beef or Italian seasoning to the tuna and serve over egg noodles for your own version of "Hamburger/Tuna Helper".)

Creamed Vegetables

Prepare thin White Sauce. Add 2 cups cooked vegetables and heat through. Makes 4 servings.

Scalloped Vegetables

Heat oven to 325F. Prepare thin White Sauce. Add 2 cups cooked vegetables. Stir well. Place in ungreased 1-qt casserole dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cereal or bread crumbs. Bake uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through. Makes 4 servings.

Cheese Sauce

Prepare thick White Sauce. Add 1 cup shredded American or Cheddar cheese and stir until melted. Pour over 7 oz cooked macaroni noodles for easy Mac N' Cheese.

Au Gratin Vegetables

Heat oven to 325. Prepare Cheese Sauce. Add 2 cups cooked vegetables. Stir well. Place in ungreased 1-qt casserole dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cereal or bread crumbs. Bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until heated through. Makes 4 servings. (Double sauce and add 4 cups cooked and diced potatoes. Sprinkle 1/4 cup chopped green onions and glop 1/2 cup sour cream over the top before adding cereal for easy "funeral potatoes")