Arrowroot Plum Sauce

In The Legend of Luke, this sauce is made to accompany a steamed pudding of dried fruit.

Version A, starting with raw plums:

4 plums, pitted
1 Tbls. arrowroot powder
1 1/2 cups water

Puree together the plums, arrowroot and 1/2 cup water, until it is smooth.  Pour into a pot and stir in the remaining water. Cook over medium heat, letting it simmer without coming to a true boil, stirring, until it has thickened.


Version B starting with plum juice or wine:

2 cups plum juice/wine
1 Tbls. arrowroot powder
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup sugar

Stir together the arrowroot powder and 2 Tbls. of plum juice. Whisk it very thoroughly so there are no globs of arrowroot.

Stir together the rest of the juice with the honey and sugar in a med-large saucepan, over med-high heat. Whisk in the arrowroot mixture one tiny spoonful at a time, having each bit thoroughly mixed in before adding more. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil until it reaches 230° F, stirring constantly, but if any of it burns to the bottom of the pan, don't scrape it and stir it back in. Remove from heat once it reaches 230° F, continuing to stir as it cools for about a minute, then let it cool.