Ingredients:
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			 Amount (1, .50 , 8)  | 
			
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			 Item (egg, chaya leaves, sugar)  | 
			
			 Preparation (crushed, diced, whole)  | 
		
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			 1  | 
			
			 lb.  | 
			
			 spinach  | 
			
			 washed  | 
		
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			 4  | 
			
			 cups  | 
			
			 veal or chicken stock  | 
			
			 
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			 2  | 
			
			 Tbsp.  | 
			
			 fat  | 
			
			 
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			 2  | 
			
			 Tbsp.  | 
			
			 flour  | 
			
			 
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			 ½  | 
			
			 tsp  | 
			
			 salt  | 
			
			 
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			 ¼  | 
			
			 tsp  | 
			
			 pepper  | 
			
			 
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			 2  | 
			
			 cups  | 
			
			 milk  | 
			
			 hot  | 
		
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			 pimiento  | 
			
			 diced  | 
		
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Recipe Instructions:
- Cook spinach until tender.
 - Rub cooked spinach through a sieve and combine with spinach water, veal or chicken stock.
 - Melt fat, blend in flour, salt, and pepper, add milk gradually and cook for 1 minute.
 - Add spinach mixture and heat to boiling.
 - Serve hot, garnished with diced pimiento.
 
Recipe Notes :
Serves 6.
Two large heads of lettuce may be used instead of spinach.