Delicious Fruit Pudding

Ingredients

• slices of sponge cake
• a layer of fruit
• a pint of milk
• an ounce and a half of dissolved gelatine
• the yolks of four eggs
• four ounces of sugar
• half a pint of cream
• the juice of a lemon

Method

1. 1

   Line a mould with slices of sponge cake, then put in a layer of fruit.

2. 2

   Put over this a layer of hot custard, then another layer of cake and another of fruit and custard until the mould is full.

3. 3

   Put away to get cold and firm.

4. 4

   For the custard, bring milk to boiling point, add dissolved gelatine, yolks of eggs, and sugar.

5. 5

   When thickened, stir in cream and lemon juice.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Home dissertations (1891) by Tilton, E. Stevens Mrs., page 142. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DELICIOUS FRUIT PUDDING. Line a mould with slices of sponge cake, then put in a layer of fruit, strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, currants or ripe pineapple torn into bits — rich, tart, ripe fruit is best; put over this a layer of hot custard, then another layer of cake and another of fruit and of custard until the mould is full; put away to get cold and firm and serve when turned out of the mould with sugar and cream; for the custard bring to boiling point in a farina kettle a 160 HOME DISSERTATIONS. pint of milk; add an ounce and a half of dissolved gelatine, the yolks of four eggs and four ounces of sugar. When the custard has thickened — be sure it doesn't curdle — take it off the fire and stir in half a pint of cream and the juice of a lemon

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