Ingredients

2 tbsp butter
1 1/2 cps milk
1/2 lb dried beef
4 tbsp flour
pepper
1 egg

Instructions

1 - Put in a frying pan 2 tbsp butter and 1 1/2 cps milk; and after it heats, add 1/2 lb dried beef picked into small pieces.
2 - When it has cooked about 4 minutes, thicken with 4 tbsp flour rubbed until smooth into 1/2 cp cold milk.
3 - Season lightly with pepper.
4 - As soon as the gravy thickens, place it where it will only simmer and let it stand 5 minutes.
5 - If preferred, an egg beaten light may be added just as the creamed beef is taken from the heat to be served.