The Butterick Book of Recipes and Household Helps

The pattern people's household book, 1927 — five hundred recipes, then how to lay a table, take out a stain and stock a first-aid cabinet.

Pudding Sauces

7 recipes in this part of The Butterick Book of Recipes and Household Helps.

Hot Chocolate Sauce

4 squares unsweetened choco- ½ cup water ¼ cup rich milk or water

Hot Maple Sauce

1 pound (2 cups) maple sugar ½ cup English walnut-meats or 2 cups brown sugar

Lemon Sauce

Mix the sugar and corn-starch, add the boiling water and a pinch hot of salt and boil until thick and clear. Continue cooking over water…

Foamy Sauce

Cream the butter and gradually add the sugar, the egg, well beaten, and the hot water. Heat over hot water, beating continually until it…

Plum Pudding Sauce

½ cup rich milk or cream Cream the butter and powdered sugar. Add the cider and the well-beaten yolks of the eggs. When well mixed, stir in…

Hard Sauce

Cream the butter until very soft, then add the sugar and the flavoring. Set in a cool place until required for use. A grating of lemon-rind…

Berry Sauce

The small fruits, such as raspberries, blackberries or strawberries, make most satisfactory sauce for puddings. Place the berries in a…

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