American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Brandy or Wine Sauce. No. 2

Original Recipe

Take one cupful of butter, two of powdered sugar, the whites of two eggs, five tablespoonfuls of sherry wine or brandy and a quarter of a cupful of boiling water. Beat butter and sugar to a cream, add the whites of the eggs, one at a time, unbeaten, and then the wine or brandy. Place the bowl in hot water and stir till smooth and frothy.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cupful of butter
  • 2 of powdered sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 5 tablespoonfuls of sherry wine or brandy and a quarter of a cupful of boiling water
  • 1 cream
  • 1 at a time

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Take one cupful of butter, two of powdered sugar, the whites of two eggs, five tablespoonfuls of sherry wine or brandy and a quarter of a cupful of boiling water.

  2. 2

    Beat butter and sugar to a cream, add the whites of the eggs, one at a time, unbeaten, and then the wine or brandy.

  3. 3

    Place the bowl in hot water and stir till smooth and frothy.

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