Ingredients1 cup sugar.2 tablespoons all-purpose flour.1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg.Dash ground allspice.1 cup cold water.2 tablespoons butter.1 teaspoon vanilla extract.1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon rum extract.
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1 cup sugar.
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour.
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg.
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Dash ground allspice.
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1 cup cold water.
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2 tablespoons butter.
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
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1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon rum extract.
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Ah, Mr. Capon. I have so enjoyed both your recipes and your books, for both of which I thank you. A dear cousin in Quebec sends us a plum pudding every year at Christmas. I do approximately your recipe but add nutmeg and finely minced lemon peel. Then, of course, toward the end of our reveillon, we heat up and then light up some brandy to pour over the pud, slice and serve it up with a puddle of hard sauce on the top. And finally, after the parting glass, its off to dream of sugar plums.
Serve it on Christmas pudding. I topped servings of Walkers Rich Fruit Pudding with a spoonful. Its an acquired taste–not for everyone. 😉
Ah, Mr. Capon. I have so enjoyed both your recipes and your books, for both of which I thank you. A dear cousin in Quebec sends us a plum pudding every year at Christmas. I do approximately your recipe but add nutmeg and finely minced lemon peel. Then, of course, toward the end of our reveillon, we heat up and then light up some brandy to pour over the pud, slice and serve it up with a puddle of hard sauce on the top. And finally, after the parting glass, its off to dream of sugar plums.
Serve with bread pudding- use bourbon!
Using Grand Marnier as the spirit and adding a tsp of fresh orange zest is my favorite way to make this.
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What is hard sauce made of?
Hard sauce is a sweet, rich dessert sauce made by creaming or beating butter and sugar with rum ( rum butter ), brandy ( brandy butter ), whiskey, sherry ( sherry butter ), vanilla or other flavourings. It is served cold, often with hot desserts.
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Despite tomato sauce and puree being made by tomatoes, they are not the same product. It occurs due to tomato sauce content, which is made by tomato, spices, olive oil and salt. On the other hand, tomato puree is made only from cooked tomatoes, without any seasoning.
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Hard sauce is a soft, spoonable topping meant to be plopped onto the top of warm (and the “warm” part is important) desserts like pies, pudding, cobblers, and crisps. It has a butter base, so when it hits the warm dessert, it takes its own sweet time melting and running down the sides of whatever the dessert happens to be.
What does hard sauce taste like?
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