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Herodotus Pudding

From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892

Serves 1

Sufficient for four or five persons. Cost approximately 10d.

Presented as published in 1892. 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 Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 716. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Herodotus Pudding, or Hilton Pudding. — Shred a quarter of a pound of .suet very finely, mix with it five ounces of finely-grated bread-crumbs, and five ounces of good figs minced as small as possible. Add a pinch of salt, three table-spoonfuls of sugar, and two eggs w-ell beate

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