RECIPES FROM THE RETRO HOUSEWIFE

DESSERT

LEMON SAUCE, American

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
• ½ cup lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons water
• ¾ cup butter

Preparation Instructions

Beat egg, add sugar, nutmeg and lemon rind. Combine lemon juice and water, add to sugar mixture. Heat until boiling, stirring constantly. Add butter and cook for 5 minutes stirring until butter blends evenly into sauce. Serve hot over steamed pudding. Makes almost 2 cups sauce.

Contributed by Unknown, 1972

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