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Apricot Sauce

From The Picayune Creole cook book (1922).

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A historical recipe

The Picayune Creole cook book (1922).

United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

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

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. 4 Ounces of Apricot Marmalade
  2. 1 Tablespoonful of Butter
  3. 2 Gills of Water

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

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  2. 4 Ounces of Apricot Marmalade.
  3. 1 Tablespoonful of Butter.
  4. 2 Gills of Water.
  5. Put four ounces of Apricot Marmalade (see recipe) into a small saucepan;
  6. add the butter and w^ater, and set on a brisk fire;
  7. stir constantly until it comes to a boil.
  8. Let the mixture cook for two minutes more, and serve with baked apple dumplings, boiled dumplings, or apple pudding, as desired.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
Source public domain per archive.org metadata; unverified
Credit

From The Picayune Creole cook book (1922), printed page 268, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/picayunecreolec00unkngoog

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.