SCALDED MILK • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Scalded milk

... their flavor, then strain them out, add the celery and a thickening of flour or corn-starch; scald well, and just before serving, pour in a teacupful of cream, or if one has not the cream, use the same amount of scalded milk and a tablespoonful of butter, season to taste with salt and white pepper, squeeze in a little lemon juice, if one has it, and serve. If brown gravy is preferred thicken with browned flour, and it is improved by a little Worcestershire sauce ...

— Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) - How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs • Anonymous