1 (16 oz.) pkg. macaroni
1 c. grated American cheese
1 c. hot milk or cream

WHITE SAUCE:

2 tbsp. butter, melted
2 tbsp. flour
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. salt

Prepare white sauce by heating milk. Melt butter in a saucepan. Remove from fire and mix with flour. Cook until it bubbles, then add 2/3 of the hot milk at once and the rest gradually and boil, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Season and serve hot.

To prepare macaroni and cheese: Boil macaroni; have ready one cup of grated cheese. Butter a dish. Put in a layer of macaroni, one of sauce and one of cheese. Then another layer of each with cheese on top. Dust the top with sifted bread or cracker crumbs. Dot with bits of butter. Bake 15 minutes in a hot oven.