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A Nice Sweet Sauce

A historical recipe from The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience, by Mary Harrison (1905).

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A historical recipe

The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience, by Mary Harrison (1905). Project Gutenberg eBook #29007.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. 1 wineglass of sherry

Method

  1. Ingredients--½ pint of plain white sauce or melted butter (omitting the seasoning).
  2. 1 wineglass of sherry or brandy.
  3. 2 dessertspoonfuls of castor sugar.
  4. Method.--Add the wine and sugar to the sauce, and it is ready for use.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience, by Mary Harrison (1905). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #29007 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29007). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.