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Clear Sauce

(recipe, Edna Lewis)

Introduction

Serve this sauce over Persimmon Pudding.

Ingredients

1. ⅔ cup sugar
2. Pinch of salt
3. 2 tsp. cornstarch
4. ¼ tsp. grated nutmeg
5. 1 cup boiling water
6. 3 Tbsp. brandy

Steps

1. Mix sugar, salt, cornstarch, and nutmeg together in a non-aluminum saucepan. Pour in the boiling water, stirring constantly. Set on a medium-low burner and simmer for 12 minutes. Reheat and add the brandy before serving.