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Old English Hard Sauce

A historical recipe from Grandma's Recipes for Mother and Daughter, by American Molasses Company (1950).

A historical recipe

Grandma's Recipes for Mother and Daughter, by American Molasses Company (1950). Project Gutenberg eBook #65507.

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

Source and licence

From Grandma's Recipes for Mother and Daughter, by American Molasses Company (1950). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #65507 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65507). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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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.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. ⅓ cup butter or margarine 2¼ cups sifted confectioners’ sugar 1 tablespoon milk 2 tablespoons GRANDMA’S MOLASSES 1 teaspoon flavoring or ½ teaspoon grated orange rind Cream butter or margarine until fluffy.
  2. Add confectioners’ sugar alternately with milk and molasses.
  3. Add flavoring or orange rind.
  4. YIELD: 1⅔ cups hard sauce.