12/09/2010

Chocolate Cream Sauce

Boil ¼ pound grated chocolate with 1 cup water for 5 minutes; add sugar to taste; beat up the yolks of 3 eggs with 1½ cups sweet cream; add it to the chocolate; keep stirring until nearly boiling; remove from fire, add some vanilla essence and the beaten whites of the 3 eggs.

12/08/2010

Chocolate Sauce

Boil ¼ pound grated chocolate with 1 cup water and 3 tablespoonfuls sugar for 5 minutes; beat up the yolks of 3 eggs with 1½ cups cold milk; add it to the chocolate; keep stirring until the sauce comes to a boil; instantly take it from the fire, beat for a few minutes longer and pour it into a sauce bowl; serve cold with cold pudding.

12/07/2010

Almond Sauce

Remove the brown skin of 2 ounces of almonds, ground or chopped fine; put them in
a saucepan with 2 cups milk, 2 tablespoonfuls sugar, the yolks of 3 eggs and 1 teaspoonful of arrowroot; put the saucepan in a vessel of hot water; keep stirring until the sauce comes to a boil. Instead of almonds almond essence may be used; a little brandy may also be added if liked.

11/05/2010

Lemon Cream Sauce

Put in a tin pail or cup 1½ cups milk, the yolks of 2 eggs and 2 tablespoonfuls
sugar; set in a vessel of hot water; beat with an egg beater until the sauce comes to a boil; remove from the fire; add ½ teaspoonful lemon essence; beat the whites to a stiff froth and stir them into the sauce.

11/04/2010

Lemon Sauce

Mix 2 teaspoonfuls flour with a little cold water; put it in a saucepan; add 1 pint
boiling water, 1 tablespoonful butter and ½ cup sugar; stir until the sauce boils; then remove from the fire, add the juice of 1 lemon and a little of the grated rind and nutmeg.

11/03/2010

Lemon Sauce (with Liquor)

Melt in a saucepan 1 tablespoonful butter; add ½ tablespoonful flour; when well mixed pour in 1 cup boiling water; boil 2 minutes; remove from the fire, pour sauce into a bowl; add the juice of ½ lemon, a little nutmeg and a glass of brandy; sweeten with sugar and serve hot. Very nice with rolly-poly pudding or apple dumplings. Sherry or Madeira wine may be used instead of brandy.

11/02/2010

Lemon Custard Sauce

Place a saucepan with 1 pint milk, 3 whole eggs and 3 tablespoonfuls sugar over the fire and stir until it just comes to the boiling point; quickly remove, pour sauce into a dish, flavor with lemon essence and serve cold with cold pudding.