• Servings: 4
• Time Cook: 1h
• Time Prep: 30m

• small white onions, peeled
• whole cloves
• butter
• flour
• milk
• lightcream or heavy cream
• Salt, pepper, and ground nutmeg to taste

Cook onions and cloves, covered, in boiling salted water until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain and discard cloves.

Melt butter in a saucepan and stir in flour. Cook over low heat 1 to 2 minutes, stirring----do not let mixture brown. Slowly add milk, stirring over medium heat until thickened and smooth. Stir in cream and season with salt,pepper and nutmeg.
Add onions and heat through.

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