dessert recipes

Lemon Sauce


desserts, penndutch, sauces

3 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 each lemon, grated rind of
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon butter
1 cup water, boiling

Combine the sugar, salt and cornstarch and mix thoroughly. Slowly add the water and cook in a double boiler until mixture thickens. Add the butter and stir until melted. Stir in the grated lemon rind and juice. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.