Plum Pudding, Christmas

Ingredients

• half a pound of bread crumbs
• half a pound of flour
• half a pound of finely chopped beef suet
• half a pound of sugar
• half a pound of well-cleansed currants
• half a pound of raisins
• one teaspoonful of ground ginger
• one teaspoonful of ground cinnamon
• a quarter of a pound of candied peel
• the rind of one lemon grated
• half a teaspoonful of grated nutmeg
• half a teaspoonful of baking-powder
• four well-beaten eggs
• a quarter of a pint of milk

Method

1. 1

   Mix all ingredients carefully together, then add the eggs and milk.

2. 2

   Pour into a well-buttered quart mould, cover with a lid or greased paper, and place in a pan of boiling water.

3. 3

   Boil for six hours.

4. 4

   Serve with a good sweet sauce or not, according to taste.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The handy dictionary of cookery (1890) by Mary A. Everard, page 75. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

half a pound of bread crumbs, half a pound of flour, half a pound of finely chopped beef suet, half a pound of sugar, half a pound of well-cleansed currants, half a pound of raisins, one teaspoonful of ground ginger, one teaspoonful of ground cinnamon, a quarter of a pound of candied peel, the rind of one lemon grated, half a teaspoonful Plaice Stuffed and Baked. fish. Plum Pudding*, Chjpistmas. DOMESTIC COOKERY. 133 of grated nutmeg, half a teaspoonful of baking-powder. Mix all very carefully together, then add four well-beaten eggs, and a quarter of a pint of milk

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