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RecipeDessertsYield: 2/3 cup (8 servings)Cook time: 6 min

Whiskey Sauce

Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 140. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup margarine or butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 beaten egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan melt margarine or butter. Stir in sugar, egg yolk, and water. Cook and stir constantly over medium-low heat for 5 to 6 minutes or till sugar dissolves and mixture boils.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in bourbon. Serve warm.

Source and image provenance

Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.

Image credit: Image attribution: "Bacon Bread Pudding - vanilla bread pudding packed with fried bacon bits and covered in a creamy Jameson's Irish whiskey sauce - Paddy Long's - Baconfest 2013.jpg" by opacity; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60258967@N00/8668865445. Cropped/resized.

Community edition: The recipe was transcribed and formatted for interoperability with Nextcloud Cookbook. Review the historical scan before relying on measurements or instructions.

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