Recipe: Sweet Cider Sauce

A nice complement to baked ham or a slice of pan-fried ham.

Makes about 1-½ Cups

2 T butter
2 T brown sugar
1 T flour
12-oz. can frozen apple cider concentrate or apple juice concentrate, defrosted
1-2 T lemon juice (optional)
Pinch of cloves (optional)

Melt the butter and brown sugar together in a saucepan over moderate heat. Put the flour and 1/3 cup of the apple cider concentrate in a container with a lid. Shake well, until blended and smooth. Add the rest of the apple cider concentrate to the saucepan and stir to blend. Then add the flour mixture and bring it to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until slightly thickened. Add the optional lemon juice and cloves.