Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1         tablespoon  cornstarch
     1/2           cup  sugar
  1               dash  salt
  1                cup  boiling water
  1         tablespoon  butter
                        grated rind of 1/4 lemon
  2        tablespoons  lemon juice

Preparation:

Combine cornstarch, sugar, and salt, and mix well... Add boiling water, stirring constantly, and boil gently 5 minutes... Add butter and lemon rind and juice... Makes 1 1/4 cups sauce. Tart and transparent. ORANGE SAUCE: use 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind and 2 T. orange juice instead of lemon rind and juice... Try this sauce with Steamed Fig Pudding or with Dutch Apple Cake.

Nutritional Information:

527 Calories (kcal); 11g Total Fat; (19% calories from fat); trace Protein; 110g Carbohydrate; 31mg Cholesterol; 393mg Sodium