Plum-Pudding Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 wineglassful brandy
• 2 oz very fresh butter
• 1 glass Madeira, pounded sugar to taste

Instructions

1. Put the pounded sugar in a basin, with part of the brandy and the butter;
2. let it stand by the side of the fire until it is warm and the sugar and butter are dissolved;
3. then add the rest of the brandy, with the Madeira.
4. Either pour it over the pudding, or serve in a tureen.
5. This is a very rich and excellent sauce.