An Irish Potato Pudding

Ingredients

• To two pounds of potatoes
• one pound of butter
• 1 pound of white sugar
• 8 eggs
• 1 pint of sweet cream
• 1 tumbler of brandy
• nutmeg to taste

Method

1. 1

   After the potatoes are boiled and mashed, add the butter while the potatoes are hot.

2. 2

   Take the sugar and beat into it the eggs.

3. 3

   When the potatoes are cool, add the sugar and eggs; then add the sweet cream.

4. 4

   Flavor with brandy and nutmeg to taste.

5. 5

   Bake in an under crust.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Colonial recipes, from old Virginia and Maryland manors (1907) by Maude A. Bomberger, page 14. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

AN IRISH POTATO PUDDING ( Winston) To two pounds of potatoes after they are boiled and mashed add one pound of butter while the potatoes are hot. Take 1 pound of white sugar and beat into it 8 eggs. When the potatoes are cool add the sugar and eggs; then add \ pint of sweet cream. Flavor with \ tumbler of brandy and nutmeg to taste

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