LEMON SAUCE FOR SWEET PUDDINGS

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Total: 15 min
Yield
7.0 – 8.0 persons
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (7)
Instructions (8)
  1. Rub the rind of the lemon on to some lumps of sugar.
  2. Squeeze out the juice, and strain it.
  3. Put the butter and flour into a saucepan, stir them over the fire, and when of a pale brown, add the wine, water, and strained lemon-juice.
  4. Crush the lumps of sugar that were rubbed on the lemon.
  5. Stir these into the sauce, which should be very sweet.
  6. When these ingredients are well mixed, and the sugar is melted, put in the beaten yolks of 4 eggs.
  7. Keep stirring the sauce until it thickens, when serve.
  8. Do not, on any account, allow it to boil, or it will curdle, and be entirely spoiled.
Original Text
LEMON SAUCE FOR SWEET PUDDINGS. 1358. INGREDIENTS.—The rind and juice of 1 lemon, 1 tablespoonful of flour, 1 oz. of butter, 1 large wineglassful of sherry, 1 wineglassful of water, sugar to taste, the yolks of 4 eggs. Mode.—Rub the rind of the lemon on to some lumps of sugar; squeeze out the juice, and strain it; put the butter and flour into a saucepan, stir them over the fire, and when of a pale brown, add the wine, water, and strained lemon-juice. Crush the lumps of sugar that were rubbed on the lemon; stir these into the sauce, which should be very sweet. When these ingredients are well mixed, and the sugar is melted, put in the beaten yolks of 4 eggs; keep stirring the sauce until it thickens, when serve. Do not, on any account, allow it to boil, or it will curdle, and be entirely spoiled. Time.—Altogether, 15 minutes. Average cost, 1s. 2d. Sufficient for 7 or 8 persons.
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