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COMMON SWEET SAUCE

From Original White House Cookbook, 1887

Serves 2

Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 270. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COMMON SWEET SAUCE. ' Into a pint of water stir a paste made of a tablespoonful of cornstarch or fiour (rubbed smooth with a little cold water) ; add a cupful of sugar and a tablespoonful of vinegar. Cook well for three minutes. Take from the fire and add a piece of butter as large as a small egg

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