Aunt Caroline's Dixieland Recipes/Cakes/Chocolate Sauce

by Emma McKinney

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

1 tablespoonful of butter,
1 cupful of sugar,
2 tablespoonsful of cocoa,
4 tablespoonsful of boiling water.

Put the butter into an agate dish on the stove; when melted, stir in the cocoa and sugar dry; add boiling water and stir until smooth. Add vanilla to taste.