My Mother's parents didn't live close to us. In fact, they lived 600 miles away my whole life. We didn't see much of them, but I have wonderful memories of visiting them in the little college town they lived in. They weren't flashy. My Grandfather taught chemistry for 30 years at the college, and had the reputation of being an excellent, but very tough teacher. My Grandmother had a master's degree in Library Science. She may sound dull, but she was nothing of the sort. She had a very wacky sense of humor. She made pop-up cards for my birthday every year. She walked the fine line of being very proper, yet being hilarious!
One of the best memories of her was her recipe for Chocolate Sauce. It was easy and delicious. It was the one thing my Mom made when she wanted to treat us to something special. It's wonderful warm over ice cream. And surprisingly, it's not awful as far as calories go. Enjoy!
Grandma Mac's Chocolate Sauce
Makes about 16 servings
2 cups sugar
4 Tablespoons cocoa
1/4 cup butter
1- 12 oz can evaporated skim milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Stir sugar and cocoa in a saucepan over low heat about 1 1/2 minutes. Don't let sugar melt. Blend in butter with the back of wooden spoon. Mixture should be crumbly and moist, but not melted. Add evaporated skim milk, stirring constantly. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a rapid boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
Serve hot or cold over ice cream.
Nutrition information per serving: 153 calories, 3 g fat (18.8% calories from fat); 2 g protein; 28 carbohydrates; trace dietary fiber; 9 mg cholesterol; 54 mg sodium. Exchanges: 0 grain (starch); 0 lean meat; 0 non-fat milk; 1 1/2 other carbohydrates.