The Recipe: Private Benjamin's Culinary
Delight
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons butter
1 (12 ounce) package maple flavored sausage
1 pound extra-lean ground beef
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
4 cups milk
2 teaspoons beef bouillon
6 slices white bread
3 sprigs fresh parsley (optional)
Directions:
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground
beef and maple sausage, and cook until no longer pink. Gradually
mix in flour, while stirring continuously, until the mixture is
thick and pasty. You may not need all of the flour. Slowly whisk in
the milk using a fork so that lumps do not form. Stir in bouillon.
Continue cooking and stirring constantly until the mixture reaches
your desired consistency. The longer it cooks, the thicker it will
get.
Toast slices of white bread, and top with the meat gravy.
Garnish with a little fresh parsley, and serve.
The Movie: Private Benjamin
(1980)
When her husband dies in the wedding night Judy decides to join
the army. What looks like a bad decision at first, turns out not so
bad at all. That is, until her superior makes unwanted advances.
She is transferred to NATO headquarters in Europe and (re)meets the
Frenchman Henri. Judy and Henri decide to marry, but will they?
