A Cold Pudding

Ingredients

• Butter a mould
• some sponge biscuits
• soaked in some wine or brandy
• sugar to taste
• £oz. of isinglass
• a good custard

Method

1. 1

   Butter a mould and decorate it with preserved cherries or any other small fruit.

2. 2

   Have ready some sponge biscuits or cake, soaked in some wine or brandy, and add sugar to taste.

3. 3

   Put this into a mould.

4. 4

   Make separately a good custard flavoured with vanilla, lemon peel and cinnamon.

5. 5

   Mix isinglass in a very little water, when melted and a little cool, mix it with the custard and then put it in the prepared mould.

6. 6

   Let it stand till quite cold and serve with a good custard or some preserve in the dish.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The King's College Hospital book of cooking recipes (1907) by King's College Hospital, page 56. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

A Cold Pudding*. Butter a mould and decorate it with preserved cherries or any other small fruit. Have ready some sponge biscuits or cake, soaked in some wine or brandy, and add sugar to taste. Put this into a mould. Make separately a good custard flavoured with vanilla, lemon peel and cinnamon. Mix £oz. of isinglass

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