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incandescensWith us, it used to be - well, still is - just ("just", she says) a small ladleful of brandy, heated over a match flame, then set alight and poured over the pudding before it was brought in. This definitely sounds... stronger.
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PLUM-PUDDING SAUCE.
499. INGREDIENTS. — 1 wineglassful of brandy, 2 oz. of very fresh butter, 1 glass of Madeira, pounded sugar to taste.
Mode.—Put the pounded sugar in a basin, with part of the brandy and the butter; let it stand by the side of the fire until it is warm and the sugar and butter are dissolved; then add the rest of the brandy, with the Madeira. Either pour it over the pudding, or serve in a tureen. This is a very rich and excellent sauce.
Average cost, 1s. 3d. for this quantity.
Sufficient for a pudding made for 6 persons.
-- The Book Of Household Management, Mrs Beeton
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PLUM-PUDDING SAUCE.
499. INGREDIENTS. — 1 wineglassful of brandy, 2 oz. of very fresh butter, 1 glass of Madeira, pounded sugar to taste.
Mode.—Put the pounded sugar in a basin, with part of the brandy and the butter; let it stand by the side of the fire until it is warm and the sugar and butter are dissolved; then add the rest of the brandy, with the Madeira. Either pour it over the pudding, or serve in a tureen. This is a very rich and excellent sauce.
Average cost, 1s. 3d. for this quantity.
Sufficient for a pudding made for 6 persons.
-- The Book Of Household Management, Mrs Beeton
