Chocolate sauce

 
                              CHOCOLATE SAUCE
 
 Recipe By     : The Cook's Book of Uncommon Recipes
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Sauces
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2      ounces        semisweet baking chocolate -- * see note
    2      tablespoons   butter
      1/2  cup           boiling water
    1 1/2  cups          sugar
      1/8  teaspoon      salt
    1      teaspoon      vanilla extract or some other flavoring
 
 Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler. Stir in butter. Add boiling water
 and mix. Add sugar and salt. Cook, stirring only occasionally, for about 15
 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Serve immediately or
 cool and store in a covered container in your refrigerator. Sauce will keep
 up to 3 minths and is best if reheated slightly.
 
 YIELD: about 1 cup of sauce
 
 Some flavor variations to use instead of vanilla extract:
 
 1 tsp mint extract
 2 Tbsp chopped nuts
 1 tsp almond extract
 1 tsp instant coffee granules
 1 tsp orange extract
 1 tsp maraschino cherry syrup and 2 Tbsp chopped cherries
 1 Tbsp apricot preserves
 
 
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 NOTES : If you do not have baking chocolate on hand you can substitute 3
 Tbsp cocoa powder, 2 tsp shortening and 3 Tbsp sugar or each ounce of baking
 chocolate called for in any recipe.