602.--CHOCOLATE SAUCE (Hot)
3/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons boiling water 1/3 cup boiling water 1 teaspoon b.u.t.ter 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 square chocolate
Cook sugar, one-third cup water, salt, and chocolate until sirup threads; remove from fire, add two teaspoons water, b.u.t.ter, and vanilla.
603.--CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW SAUCE
1 square chocolate 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tablespoon b.u.t.ter 1 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon flour 8 marshmallows cut in pieces Few grains salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Melt chocolate; add b.u.t.ter, flour, salt, sugar, and mix well; add water and boil two minutes; add marshmallows and beat well; add vanilla and serve hot. One tablespoon of shredded almonds may be added; or the marshmallows may be omitted and two tablespoons each of chopped nuts and raisins added.
604.--CINNAMON SAUCE
Use recipe for Lemon Sauce (see No. 613); but omit the lemon flavoring, and add one teaspoon cinnamon and one tablespoon of mola.s.ses.
605.--COFFEE SAUCE (Evaporated Milk)
1 cup evaporated milk 1 teaspoon soluble coffee, or 1/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons clear black coffee
Place milk on ice for a few hours; beat with a rotary egg beater until stiff, add sugar and flavoring.
606.--CRANBERRY SAUCE (Pudding)
1/4 cup b.u.t.ter 2 tablespoons boiling water 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 cup strained cranberry sauce
Cream b.u.t.ter, add sugar and water gradually and alternately; beat well, and add cranberry sauce. The stiffly beaten white of one egg may be added. Serve with cottage or steamed puddings.
607.--CUSTARD SAUCE
Make the same as Soft Custard (see No. 568).
608.--CURRANT JELLY SAUCE (Pudding)
1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 tablespoons currant jelly 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon b.u.t.ter 1 cup boiling water Juice of 1/2 lemon
Mix cornstarch and sugar in a saucepan, add water gradually, when thickened add jelly, simmer ten minutes; add b.u.t.ter and lemon juice just before serving.
609.--DATE SAUCE
To Lemon Sauce (see No. 613) add eight dates, which have been washed, stoned, and cut in small pieces. Serve with Cottage Pudding (see No.
549).
610.--FRUIT SAUCE
Heat one cup of sirup of preserved or canned fruit, thicken with one teaspoon of cornstarch moistened with one tablespoon of cold water, and cook ten minutes; add a few grains of salt, a teaspoon of b.u.t.ter, a few drops of red coloring, and serve hot.
611.--GINGER SAUCE
1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons water 1/4 cup mola.s.ses 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 teaspoon b.u.t.ter 1/2 tablespoon ginger
Mix in order given, boil for five minutes, and serve hot with Indian Pudding (see No. 553) or Steamed Fruit Pudding (see No. 551).
612.--HARD SAUCE
1/4 cup b.u.t.ter 1 teaspoon vanilla, or 1 cup powdered sugar 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon milk
Cream b.u.t.ter, add sugar and milk gradually, and beat until very light; add flavoring, and chill before serving.
613.--LEMON SAUCE
3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon b.u.t.ter 2 teaspoons cornstarch Juice and rind of 1/2 lemon, or 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract 1-1/2 cups hot water
Mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt; add hot water, stir constantly until boiling point is reached, and simmer ten minutes; add b.u.t.ter and flavoring. One teaspoon of vanilla or one-half nutmeg grated may be used instead of lemon.
614.--MARSHMALLOW SAUCE
1 cup sugar 1 cup marshmallows 1/2 cup boiling water 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Boil sugar and water five minutes, add marshmallows, beat until they are melted, and add vanilla. Beat well before serving. Serve hot or cold.
615.--MOCHA SAUCE
1/4 cup b.u.t.ter or Crisco 1 teaspoon powdered soluble coffee 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon cocoa 2 tablespoons milk
Cream shortening, add sugar and milk gradually, and beat until light; add coffee and cocoa, and blend well.
616.--ORANGE MARMALADE SAUCE
1/2 cup orange marmalade 1/2 cup boiling water 1/2 tablespoon b.u.t.ter
Mix and serve hot with Cottage Pudding (see No. 549), steamed puddings, or griddle cakes.
617.--SOFT SAUCE