Raisin Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 2/3 cup apple jelly
• 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon mace
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

1. In a 2- to 3-quart pan over medium heat, stir sugar and 1/2 cup water until the sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Add raisins, jelly, vinegar, butter, lemon juice, cloves, mace, salt, and pepper; reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until raisin sauce is reduced to 2 1/4 cups, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.
2. Nutritional analysis per 1/4 cup.