Brandy Sauce, Cold

Original Recipe

Two cupfuls of powdered sugar, half a cupful of butter, one wine-glassful of brandy, cinnamon and nutmeg, a teaspoonful of each. Warm the butter slightly and work it to a light cream with the sugar, then add the brandy and spices; beat it hard and set aside until wanted. Should be put into a mold to look nicely and serve on a flat dish.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cupfuls of powdered sugar
  • 1 cupful of butter
  • 1 teaspoonful of each
  • 1 light cream with the sugar
  • 1 mold to look nicely and serve on a flat dish

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Two cupfuls of powdered sugar, half a cupful of butter, one wine-glassful of brandy, cinnamon and nutmeg, a teaspoonful of each.

  2. 2

    Warm the butter slightly and work it to a light cream with the sugar, then add the brandy and spices; beat it hard and set aside until wanted.

  3. 3

    Should be put into a mold to look nicely and serve on a flat dish.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)