Brandy-Cherry Sauce

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

This is one of the oldest recipes in my collection, written on a scrape of paper .

Serves 4 people

Categories: dessert sauces

Ingredients

  • 1 can (1 lb.) water-packed pitted red sour cherries
  • 2 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • Grated rind and juice of 1/2 orange
  • 3 Tbsp. brandy

Directions

  1. Drain juice from cherries into heavy saucepan. Add remaining ingredients, except brandy, and mix until smooth. Cook, stirring, until thickened and clear. Add cherries and heat. Heat brandy gently over low heat, pour over cherries and ignite. Serve on vanilla ice cream.

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