Ginger Pudding
From The Toronto Cook Book, 1915
Serves 2
Presented as published in 1915. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The Toronto Cook Book (1915) by Powell, E. J. Mrs.,d.b. 1853, page 79. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Ginger Pudding Mix together two level cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder and a pinch of salt; run into this a large tablespoon butter; then mix together one egg, one small cup brown sugar, half a cup of milk, half a cup of molasses and a teaspoon of ginger; make a batter by stirring this into the flour; pour all into a mould or pudding dish that has been well greased and steam for about two hours. Plum Duff One cup suet, one cup raisins, half a cup molasses, one cup sweet milk, two cups flour, two or three eggs, two teaspoons baking powder, ground cloves, cinnamon, small piece of citron. Steam two hours. Puddings and Pudding Sauces 167 Tapioca Pudding Soak half a cup of tapioca, when soft cook in a double boiler with one quart of milk, to which has been added a pinch of salt; beat yolks of four or five eggs with one cup of sugar, and add after the tapioca has cooked for about twenty minutes; stir until thick, then take from the fire and add butter the size of a walnut and one tablespoon vanilla, or vanilla to taste. Beat the whites of eggs until stiff with two tablespoons sugar; cover the pudding and put it in the oven to brown. Bread Pudding One quart scalded milk, one-third cup sugar, two cups stale bread crumbs, half cup melted butter, two eggs, one tea- spoon vanilla, or quarter teaspoon of spice; soak bread crumbs in milk; set aside until cool, add sugar, butter, eggs slightly beaten, salt and flavoring. Bake one hour in buttered pudding dish in slow oven; serve with vanilla sauce. In preparing bread crumbs for pudding, avoid using outside crusts; with a coarse grater there need be very little wasted. Vanilla Sauce for Above One-half cup sugar, one cup boiled water, one tablespoon cornstarch, or one and a half tablespoons flour, two tablespoons butter, one and a half of vanilla, few grains of salt; mix sugar and cornstarch, add water gradually, stirring constantly; boil five minutes; remove from fire; add butter and vanilla. Ginger Pudding One-half cup sugar, half cup butter, one cup of sour milk, two and a half cups flour, dessertspoon ginger, one large tea- spoon sod
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