Arrowroot Sauce for Puddings

Ingredients

• 2 small teaspoonfuls of arrowroot
• 4 dessert-spoonfuls of pounded sugar
• the juice of 1 lemon
• 1/4 teaspoonful grated nutmeg
• 1/2 pint water

Instructions

1. Mix the arrowroot smoothly with the water;
2. put this into a stewpan;
3. add the sugar, strained lemon-juice, and grated nutmeg.
4. Stir these ingredients over the fire until they boil, when the sauce is ready for use.
5. A small quantity of wine, or any liqueur, would very much improve the flavour of this sauce: it is usually served with bread, rice, custard, or any dry pudding that is not very rich.