Hard Sauce

1/3 cup butter 1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon flavoring or 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Cream the butter, add sugar gradually and beat until light and creamy. Add flavoring and beat again, chill. Serves 6 to 8.

Lemon Sauce

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons flour

2 cups boiling water

1 lemon (rind and juice)

2 tablespoons butter

Mix the sugar and flour thoroughly, then add boiling water slowly, and cook 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the lemon rind and juice, then the butter, and stir until the butter is melted; serve at once. If the sauce is too thick, add hot water. Serves 8.

Vanilla Sauce

1/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups boiling water

4 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix sugar and flour thoroughly, add boiling water slowly, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Add butter, stir till melted, and add vanilla just before serving. Serves 8.

Cream Sauce

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 lemon (rind and juice) 1 cup grated apple

Beat the yolks and sugar, add rind and juice of lemon, then the beaten whites, and the apple gradually. Cook 3 minutes over boiling water, stirring constantly. Serves 8.

Fruit Sauce

2 tablespoons butter 1 cup powdered sugar

2 egg whites

1 pint berries or 1/4 cup jam

Cream the butter, add the sugar, and cream well together, then add the egg whites and beat thoroughly. Crush the berries and beat in just before serving or beat in the jam well. Serves 6 to 8.

Chocolate Sauce

2 cups sugar

2 ounces chocolate

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla

Melt the chocolate over hot water. Add the sugar, butter, and milk. Cook directly over the fire until it will form a soft ball when dropped into cold water. Remove from the fire, add the vanilla and serve hot on ice cream or on hot puddings. Serves 6 to 8.

Fruit Sauce Thickened with Flour

2 tablespoons flour 1/4 cup sugar

2 cups fruit juice (heated) 1 tablespoon butter

Mix the flour and sugar thoroughly, add the fruit juice slowly, and cook 15 minutes. 1/4 cup candied or preserved fruit, cut in small pieces, may be added. Add the butter just before serving. Serves 8.

Egg Sauce

3 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar

1 or two egg whites

Beat the yolks and sugar together. Heat over hot water, stirring until thickened. Beat in the whites (which have been beaten to a froth)just before serving. Serves 8.

Orange Sauce

1/2 cup sugar 2 1/2 tablespoons flour 1 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon butter 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 orange rind

Mix the sugar and flour, add the orange juice gradually, stirring constantly; boil 5 minutes, remove from the fire, add the butter, lemon juice, and orange rind. Serves 8.

Creamy Sauce

1 cup sugar 1/4 cup water Yz tablespoon butter

1/2 tablespoon vanilla

2 eggs

Boil the sugar and water to a syrup. Add the butter and vanilla. Just before serving add the eggs which have been beaten very thoroughly. Serves 12.

Molasses Sauce

1 cup molasses

2 tablespoons vinegar

1/8 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter

Boil all together and serve hot with steamed or baked puddings. Serves 6 to 8.

Nut Sauce

1 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup water

1 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Boil the sugar and water together for 15 or 20 minutes until the syrup begins to thicken. Add the butter and nuts. Serve hot with ice cream or hot puddings. Serves 6 to 8.