Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast

½ stick of butter

6 ounces sliced beef

3 tablespoons flour

1 quart milk

Melt butter in pot over medium heat. Cut up beef and add to melted butter. Simmer for 10 minutes. Whisk flour into ¾ cup of milk. Add to the beef. Cook on low for 5 to 10 minutes. After the mixture begins to thicken, slowly add another cup of milk. Stir until creamy. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Serve over toast.

Serves two.

Adapted from the 1916 U.S. Army cook's manual