Anise Sauce

Description
In Romanian: Sos de anason

Ingredients

 * 1½ cups milk
 * 1 tablespoon flour
 * 1 tablespoon butter
 * salt
 * 1 teaspoon of ground anise
 * 1 cup of broth

Directions

 * 1) The sauce may be prepared with fried or unfried flour.
 * 2) Boil the anise in a cup of broth and then strain.

Fried flour version

 * 1) If you are using fried flour, fry it lightly in butter, add hot milk, pouring a little at a time and constantly stirring.
 * 2) Add anise/broth mixture and salt to taste and simmer for 10 minutes.
 * 3) Serve warm.

Unfried flour version

 * 1) If you are using unfried flour, dissolve the flour in cold milk, pouring the milk a little at a time.
 * 2) Simmer, constantly stirring, for 10 minutes.
 * 3) Add anise/broth mixture and salt to taste and simmer for 10 minutes.
 * 4) Serve warm.