Old Fashioned Creamed Onions
2 pounds small boiling onions (or whatever small onions you can find)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
3 cups light cream
1 1/2 cups water from cooking the onions
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup white raisins, walnuts or pecans (optional)
Peel the onions, place them in a saucepan and cover with salted water. Simmer
until just tender. Drain off liquid into a bowl. Set onions and liquid aside
separately. In a medium sauce pan melt the butter. When it foams stir in the
flour. Cook gently, stirring, for 2 minutes, then add cream. Cook and stir until
thickened. Add 1 1/2 cups of reserved onion liquid. Cook for another few
minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the onions and any optional
additions. Serve hot.
Note: You can make this ahead and place it in a double boiler or a 350 degrees
oven until warm.