Sweet Cider Sauce for Desserts

Cuisine, October 1981

10 minutes — 2 Cups

Ingredients

2	tablespoon	cornstarch
2	cup	apple cider
3		allspice berries (bruised)
1		cinnamon stick (1-inch piece)
	pinch	salt
		freshly grated nutmeg

Instructions

Stir cornstarch and 1/4 cup of the cider in small bowl until smooth. Heat remaining cider in small noncorrosive saucepan. Stir in cornstarch mixture, allspice, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg to taste. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens and turns translucent, about 3 minutes. Strain through wire-mesh sieve. Serve warm.