Brandied date and walnut sauce
1 Servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
2 | cups | Brown sugar |
¼ | cup | Brandy |
8 | ounces | Pitted dates; chopped |
1 | cup | Walnut halves |
¼ | cup | Brandy; at serving time |
Directions
Combine sugar with 1 cup of water. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat, 20 minutes. Add first brandy, dates and walnuts. Simmer 15 minutes and then let cool. Refrigerate for at least 1 month.
To serve: Heat sauce over low heat. Put into heat-proof serving dish with long handle. Heat 2nd brandy just till vapor starts to rise; ignite. Pour over sauce, which should also ignite, and serve over ice cream.
Recipe by: Unknown, 1971
Posted to EAT-L Digest by "Grace M. Wagner" <wgmm@...> on Dec 1, 1997