1/4 ea Spinach (peck)
1/2 t Salt
1 ds Pepper
1/8 t Nutmeg
1 T Butter
2 t Flour
3/4 c Milk
Pick over and wash spinach thoroughly. Add salt and cook until tender. Do not add water. Chop the spinach very fine. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour and blend. Slowly add the milk and stir constantly until mixture thickens. Combine with the chopped spinach, add the pepper and nutmeg and serve. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book – Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.