Lemon Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• Shred 1/2 pound of beef suet
• 6 ounces of finely-grated breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoonful of flour
• 3 ounces of moist sugar
• the finely-minced rind and strained juice of a lemon
• 1/2 pint of milk
• 2 eggs well beaten

Method

1. 1

   Mix all ingredients.

2. 2

   Butter a basin, ornament the inside with raisins, candied fruit, or sliced lemon-rind, pour in the pudding, cover with a floured cloth, plunge into boiling water, and boil quickly for about 3 hours.

3. 3

   Turn out on a dish, and serve with sauce made from lemon rind and juice in water, sugar, and gin.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from English and French cookery (1890) by Percy Lindley, page 71. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Lemon Bread Pudding-. — Shred J pound' of beef suet, 6 ounces of finely-grated breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoonful of flour, 3 ounces of moist sugar, the finely-minced rind and strained juice of a lemon, ^ pint of milk, 2 eggs well beaten, and mix. Butter a basin, ornament the inside with raisins, candied fruit, or sliced lemon-rind, pour in the pudding, cover with a floured cloth, plunge into boiling water, and boil quickly for about 3 hours. Turn out on a dish, and send to table this sauce round it : Put the thin rind and juice of a lemon in h pint of water, add 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar, and simmer gently 20 minutes ; add 2 drops of cochineal and a tablespoonful of gin, and serve. Lentil Flour Pudding. — Mix 3 ounces lentil flour with a little cold milk, pour upon it slowly 1 pint boiling milk, stirring well, and add 3 ounces sugar, 1 ounce butter, a little powdered cinnamon, grated nut- meg, and a pinch of salt. Let it cool ; add 4 eggs well beaten, pour into a buttered dish, and bake in a moderate oven. Serve with sugar sifted over. Marmalade Pudding. — Put 1 pound breadcrumbs into a basin, and add \ pound of suet, \ pound of Southwell’s marmalade, and J pound sugar ; mix well, add 2 eggs well beaten, and a little milk. Boil for 2 hours. Milk Pudding, An Economic.— Take 1£ pints of milk

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