Recipe - Basic Chocolate Sauce

2 ounce Semisweet baking chocolate
2 tablespoon Butter
One half cup Boiling water
1 One half cup Sugar
ds Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla

From: Francine Boucher fboucher@sympatico.ca

Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 15:22:14 0500

Melt chocolate in a double boiler. Stir in butter, then boiling water,
then sugar and salt. Cook stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Remove
from heat and stir in vanilla. The sauce is best when served warm.
Either serve immediately or reheat in double boiler for 10 minutes or
microwave for 1 minute. To store pour into strilized glass jars. Allow
sauce to cool before refrigerating. It will keep for 6 months in the
refrigerator. Variations: : Add any of the following
flavorings in place of or in additon to the vanilla:
: 1 teaspoon orange extract or 1/3 cup orange juice
: 1 teaspoon mint extract : 1/8 cup crushed strawberries or
rasberries, chopped raisins or nuts : 1 tablespoon Creme de Menth, Coffe
liqueur, Spice orange Cordial or other : flavored liquer.
: 1 teaspoon instant coffee yield: 16 ounce SOURCE: CHEAPER AND BETTER
ALTERNATIVES TO STOREBOUGHT GOODS BY: NANCY BIRNES FOUND BY: FRAN MCGEE

Posted to Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #93