# The perfect macaroni and cheese

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-macaroni-and-cheese/1021049>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [July 18, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-macaroni-and-cheese/1021049 "2025-07-18T16:15:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-macaroni-and-cheese/1021049/37 "2025-07-19T14:49:45Z")

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Here’s my contribution in a mac & cheese thread from last year:

> [@Mac and Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-and-cheese/998019/9):
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> I do a copycat recipe of the famous mac & cheese from the Clarkston Union, a restaurant in Clarkston, Michigan. Their M&C was featured on an episode of ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’. Whenever I make it when friends and family are over it’s a huge hit. Have about 2 cups of milk and one cup of heavy cream heating in a pan on the stove, but not to boiling. Sauté finely diced onion and garlic in 4 tablespoons of butter. Add 4 tablespoons of flour, give or take, to make a roux. Slowly mix in the h…

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