Meat Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Beef Steak, or Skirt and Kidney
• | lb. Flour
• 4 ozs. Suet
• 1| gill Water
• 1 teaspoonful of Baking Powder
• 1| teaspoonful of Salt
• i teaspoonful of Pepper

Method

1. 1

   Put on a large saucepan of water to boil; dip the middle of a pudding cloth in boiling water, wring it, sprinkle with flour and have a string ready.

2. 2

   Grease a 1 pint pudding basin.

3. 3

   Put on a plate 1 dessert-spoonful of flour, 1 teaspoonful of salt and the pepper.

4. 4

   Mix well.

5. 5

   Cut meat in squares; dip in seasoning.

6. 6

   For the suet crust: Put flour, baking powder, and rest of salt in a basin.

7. 7

   Mix all together; take skin from suet; cut in small pieces and chop finely.

8. 8

   A little flour prevents it sticking.

9. 9

   Mix suet with flour; make a light paste with the water.

10. 10

    Line basin with it; put in meat and some water for gravy.

11. 11

    Roll out small piece; wet edge of basin.

12. 12

    Put top on; tie cloth over the basin; keep boiling quickly for 2 to 3 hours.

13. 13

    Serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Instruction in cookery (London School Board receipts) (1890) by London (England). School Board, page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MEAT PUDDING. Ingredients : — 1 lb. Beef Steak, or Skirt and Kidney. | lb. Flour. 4 ozs. Suet. 1| gill Water. 1 teaspoonful of Baking Powder. 1| teaspoonful of Salt. i teaspoonful of Pepper

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