Old English Christmas Plum Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 lb. raisins
• 1 lb. currants
• 1/2 nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon gr. cloves
• 1 teaspoon gr. cinnamon
• 1Y2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 lb. suet, chopped fine
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1V2 oz. candied lemon
• 1 cup sweet milk
• 6 eggs, well beaten
• Flour to make a stiff dough

Method

1. 1

   Put in a cloth that has been wet and floured; tie well leaving room for rising.

2. 2

   Put in boiling water and boil 3 hours without stopping.

3. 3

   Serve with sauce.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Edwardsville cook book (1906), page 27. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

OLD ENGLISH CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING. Mrs. R. E. S. — Pickering, Yorkshire, England. 1 lb. raisins. 1 lb. currants. V2 nutmeg. 1 teaspoon gr. cloves. 1 teaspoon gr. cinnamon. 1Y2 teaspoons baking powder. 1 lb. suet, chopped fine. 1 cup dark brown sugar. 1V2 oz. candied lemon. 1 cup sweet milk. 6 eggs, well beaten. Flour to make a stiff dough

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