Caramel or Burnt Sugar

Original Recipe

Put one cupful of sugar and two teaspoonfuls of water in a saucepan on the fire; stir constantly until it is quite a dark color, then add a half cupful of water and a pinch of salt; let it boil a few minutes and when cold, bottle. For coloring soups, sauces or gravies.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cupful of sugar and two teaspoonfuls of water in a saucepan on the fire
  • 1 dark color
  • 1 half cupful of water and a pinch of salt
  • 1 few minutes and when cold

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Put one cupful of sugar and two teaspoonfuls of water in a saucepan on the fire; stir constantly until it is quite a dark color, then add a half cupful of water and a pinch of salt; let it boil a few minutes and when cold, bottle.

  2. 2

    For coloring soups, sauces or gravies.

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