Turn them out
when ready, and serve with custard, wine, or
chocolate sauce.
Note. — If preferred the mixture may be steamed
in one large mould ; it will then require II hours
to cook.
Time to steam, 15 to 20 minutes. Sufficient for
5 or 6 persons. Probable cost, 10<L
1792. Six Cup Pudding
1 tea-cupful flour.
1 tea-cupful sugar.
1 tea-cupful bread-
crumbs.
1 tea-cupful chopped
suet.
1 tea-cupful milk.
1 tea-cupful jam.
| tea-sp. carbonate of
soda.
A pinch of salt✪ Six Cup Pudding.
Chop the suet finely, and put it into a basin with
the bread-crumbs, flour, sugar, and salt. Mix these
dry ingredients together, make a well in the centre,
and put in the jam. Heat the milk slightly in a
small saucepan, add the soda, free from lumps,
and mix quickly. Pour this while still frothy on
to the top of the jam, and mix all together. Put
the mixture into a greased mould or basin, cover
with greased paper and steam steadily until
thoroughly cooked. Serve with arrowroot or
white sauce.
Note. — A cupful of currants and sultanas mixed
may be used instead of the jam.
Time to steam, 3 hours. Sufficient for 5 or 6
persons. Probable cost, 6d.
1793. Snowdon Pudding
4 oz. suet.
4 oz. ground rice or
small sago.
4 oz. bread-crumbs.
4 oz. brown sugar.
A little milk.
2 table-sps. marmalade.
A pinch of salt.
A few raisins.
1 egg✪ Snowdon Pudding-
Cut the raisins in halves, stone them, and dry
them for a few minutes on a plate in the oven.
Then grease a mould or basin, and decorate it with
the prepared raisins.
To Make the Pudding. — First chop the suet
finely, and put it into a basin with the bread-
crumbs, ground rice, sugar, and salt. Mix these
dry ingredients together, and then make a well in
the centre. Add the marmalade, the egg well
beaten, and enough milk to moisten. Mix well,
and pour into the prepared mould. Cover with
greased paper, and steam until thoroughly cooked.
Serve with custard, orange or lemon sauce.
Time to steam, 3 hours. Sufficient for 4 or 5
persons. Probable cost, 8 d.
1794,
1 oz. butter.
1 table-sp. sugar.
1 egg‘n
3 oz. flour.
First grease a basin
bottom. Then cream
Sponge Pudding
2 table-sps. jam.
\ tea-cupful milk.
1 tea-sp. baking powder.
A pinch of salt.
and put the jam at the
the butter and sugar
in another basin, and add to them the egg and
half the flour. Beat well and add the milk with
the remainder of the flour. The mixture should
be of the consistency of a thick batter that will
just drop from the spoon. Beat again and finally
add the salt and baking powder. Put the mixture
into the prepared basin, cover with greased paper
and steam until well risen and firm to the touch.
When ready, turn out and serve quickly.
Note. — The jam may be omitted and any
sweet sauce served with the pudding. Flavour-
ing may be added to taste, or the basin may be
lined with caramel (see Recipe 1749) before pouring
in the mixture, or coated with brown sugar.
Time to cook, | to 1 hour. Sufficient for 3 per-
sons. Probable cost, 4 d.
I lb. flour.
\ lb. bread-crumbs.
\ lb. suet. \ tea-sp. salt
1795. Suet Pudding
1 tea-sp. baking powder.
About 1 cupful milk or
water.
✪ Suet Pudding
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Turn them out
when ready, and serve with custard, wine, or
chocolate sauce.
Note. — If preferred the mixture may be steamed
in one large mould ; it will then require II hours
to cook.
Time to steam, 15 to 20 minutes. Sufficient for
5 or 6 persons. Probable cost, 10<L
1792. Six Cup Pudding
1 tea-cupful flour.
1 tea-cupful sugar.
1 tea-cupful bread-
crumbs.
1 tea-cupful chopped
suet.
1 tea-cupful milk.
1 tea-cupful jam.
| tea-sp. carbonate of
soda.
A pinch of salt.
Chop the suet finely, and put it into a basin with
the bread-crumbs, flour, sugar, and salt. Mix these
dry ingredients together, make a well in the centre,
and put in the jam. Heat the milk slightly in a
small saucepan, add the soda, free from lumps,
and mix quickly. Pour this while still frothy on
to the top of the jam, and mix all together. Put
the mixture into a greased mould or basin, cover
with greased paper and steam steadily until
thoroughly cooked. Serve with arrowroot or
white sauce.
Note. — A cupful of currants and sultanas mixed
may be used instead of the jam.
Time to steam, 3 hours. Sufficient for 5 or 6
persons. Probable cost, 6d.
1793. Snowdon Pudding
4 oz. suet.
4 oz. ground rice or
small sago.
4 oz. bread-crumbs.
4 oz. brown sugar.
A little milk.
2 table-sps. marmalade.
A pinch of salt.
A few raisins.
1 egg-
Cut the raisins in halves, stone them, and dry
them for a few minutes on a plate in the oven.
Then grease a mould or basin, and decorate it with
the prepared raisins.
To Make the Pudding. — First chop the suet
finely, and put it into a basin with the bread-
crumbs, ground rice, sugar, and salt. Mix these
dry ingredients together, and then make a well in
the centre. Add the marmalade, the egg well
beaten, and enough milk to moisten. Mix well,
and pour into the prepared mould. Cover with
greased paper, and steam until thoroughly cooked.
Serve with custard, orange or lemon sauce.
Time to steam, 3 hours. Sufficient for 4 or 5
persons. Probable cost, 8 d.
1794,
1 oz. butter.
1 table-sp. sugar.
1 egg‘n
3 oz. flour.
First grease a basin
bottom. Then cream
Sponge Pudding
2 table-sps. jam.
\ tea-cupful milk.
1 tea-sp. baking powder.
A pinch of salt.
and put the jam at the
the butter and sugar
in another basin, and add to them the egg and
half the flour. Beat well and add the milk with
the remainder of the flour. The mixture should
be of the consistency of a thick batter that will
just drop from the spoon. Beat again and finally
add the salt and baking powder. Put the mixture
into the prepared basin, cover with greased paper
and steam until well risen and firm to the touch.
When ready, turn out and serve quickly.
Note. — The jam may be omitted and any
sweet sauce served with the pudding. Flavour-
ing may be added to taste, or the basin may be
lined with caramel (see Recipe 1749) before pouring
in the mixture, or coated with brown sugar.
Time to cook, | to 1 hour. Sufficient for 3 per-
sons. Probable cost, 4 d.
I lb. flour.
\ lb. bread-crumbs.
\ lb. suet. \ tea-sp. salt
1795. Suet Pudding
1 tea-sp. baking powder.
About 1 cupful milk or
water.