Plain Sirup
Recipe No. 657 from the U.S. Army's WWII cookbook — Miscellaneous. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.
Recipe No. 657 from the U.S. Army’s WWII cookbook — Miscellaneous. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.
Ingredients
- Sugar, granulated — 6 pounds (3 No. 56 dippers)
- Water — 2 quarts (2 No. 56 dippers)
- Salt — (⅓ mess kit spoon)
- Corn sirup — 1 pint (½ No. 56 dipper)
Directions
- Mix sugar, water, salt and corn sirup together.
- Heat to boiling point; reduce heat and simmer about 10 minutes or until thin sirup is formed. Cool; cover and store until needed.
Notes
SCALED TO 8 SERVINGS (the original is ÷12.5): Sugar, granulated — 7⅔ oz Water — 10¼ tbsp Salt — scale to taste ((⅓ mess kit spoon)) Corn sirup — 2½ tbsp
— TM 10-412, Army Recipes (War Department, 15 August 1944), recipe No. 657, Miscellaneous. Army measures: 1 No. 56 dipper = 1 qt; 1 No. 55 dipper = 1¾ qt; 1 mess kit cup = 1½ pints.