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Sauce for Ginger Bread

A historical recipe from Aunt Caroline's Dixieland recipes, by Emma McKinney, William McKinney (1922).

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A historical recipe

Aunt Caroline's Dixieland recipes, by Emma McKinney, William McKinney (1922). Project Gutenberg eBook #71119.

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

United States

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

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. One cup of sugar
  2. One tablespoonful of butter
  3. one-half cup of cream

Method

  1. One cup of sugar, One tablespoonful of butter, Creamed together.
  2. Add one-half cup of cream or milk and five tablespoonsful of wine.
  3. Stir constantly while cooking until dissolved and creamy.
  4. Flavor to taste with vanilla or nutmeg.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Wooden spoon
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Aunt Caroline's Dixieland recipes, by Emma McKinney, William McKinney (1922). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #71119 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71119). 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.