Melt chocolate in top of double boiler. Add butter and when mixed pour water on slowly, stirring constantly, then add sugar. Bring to boiling point and boil about fifteen minutes, add vanilla, and serve hot.
Maple Sauce
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon maple flavoring
1 teaspoon corn starch
Heat half the sugar in frying pan; stir continually; when brown add water and boil; add remainder of sugar, corn starch mixed with a little cold water, lemon juice and maple flavoring; boil 3 minutes. Serve hot.
Lemon or Orange Sauce
1 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon or orange juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoons corn starch
Boil water, sugar and corn starch mixed with little cold water. Boil 5 minutes and add fruit juice and 1 tablespoon caramel if dark color is desired.
Fruit Sauce
1/3 cup butter
1 cup fresh strawberries, raspberries or canned fruit drained from syrup
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg white
Cream butter; add sugar gradually; add egg beaten until stiff and beat well; add slowly fruit which has been carefully prepared and mashed. Beat until creamy.