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Apple Dumpling Sauce Another Way

A historical recipe from The Philadelphia Housewife, by Hodgson, Mary, active 1855 (1855).

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A historical recipe

The Philadelphia Housewife; or, Family Receipt Book, by Hodgson, Mary, active 1855 (1855). Project Gutenberg eBook #52815.

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. one wine

Method

  1. Beat loaf sugar and butter to a cream as light as possible, and stir slowly into it one wine glass of brandy.
  2. An excellent cold sauce for apple dumplings or fritters.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Wooden spoon
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The Philadelphia Housewife, by Hodgson, Mary, active 1855 (1855). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #52815 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52815). 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.