Raisin Beer Sauce

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 cup “stale” beer
  • ¼ cup raisins use currants, if you have them; don’t bother to go buy them for this
  • 8 whole cloves
  • 1 two-inch stick cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions
 

  • Combine
  • ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
  • Pinch salt
  • Stir in:
  • 1 cup “stale” (=take the cap off an hour or so ahead of using) beer
  • ¼ cup raisins (use currants, if you have them; don’t bother to go buy them for this)
  • In a spice ball, tea ball, or cheesecloth bag, place
  • 8 whole cloves
  • 1 two-inch stick cinnamon
  • Cook and stir for about 10 minutes. Then add:
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Remove the spices.
  • Serve the sauce very hot; it congeals as it cools.

Notes

A family favorite, adapted from an early edition of The Joy of Cooking
Best served with hot or cold ham.
Yield: About 1 ½ cups
Keyword MOlded Salads, Salads and Salad Dressings