Recipe: Beer Waffles with Orange Sauce or Pilgrim's Sauce (1970's)

BEER WAFFLES

3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 pint light ale
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy cream
pinch of salt
1 1/2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
Sweet Orange Sauce or New England Pilgrims' Sauce (optional, for serving, recipes follow)

Mix flour, beer and oil in a large bowl. Add eggs, lemon rind, juice, vanilla extract, cream, salt and sugar. Beat well and let stand at least 2 hours.

Pour batter on a hot, buttered waffle iron and cook until crisp, about 3 minutes.

May be served with Sweet Orange Sauce or with New England Pilgrims' Sauce.

SWEET ORANGE SAUCE
Makes about 1 1/2 cups

1/4 pint light ale
1/4 pint orange juice
1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
1/4 pound brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and cook, stirring over low heat until syrupy. Serve on waffles, pancakes or ice cream.

NEW ENGLAND PILGRIMS' SAUCE
Makes about 1 1/2 cups

1/2 pint brown ale
1/2 pound brown sugar

Mix ale and sugar and cook over low heat for 15 minutes or until syrupy. Serve hot or cold with pancakes or waffles.

Source: Cooking With Beer by Carol Fahy