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Date Sauce

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From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Date Sauce

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Boil the dates in enough water to cover them for 1 hour or until tender.

  2. Sift the mixture through a colander, discarding any solids that do not pass through.

  3. Stir the sauce thoroughly, adding more water if it is too thick, and boil again.

  4. If the sauce is too sweet, add boiled and strained acid fruit before the final boil.

  5. You can also use dried or canned fruits, or add their juices without straining.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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