Rena's Pudding

Ingredients

• Take stale bread
• i cup of currants or raisins
• i large table-spoonful of sugar

Method

1. 1

   Place bread in a pan, cover with cold water, and set on the back of the stove.

2. 2

   If the bread is sour, put a little soda in the water, and let soak until soft.

3. 3

   If there is excess water, pour it off until dry, then beat fine with a spoon.

4. 4

   Bake in a hot oven for 40 minutes.

5. 5

   Eat with cream or milk flavored and sweetened, thin boiled custard, or sugar and butter.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 119. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

RENA'S PUDDING. Take stale bread, place in a pan, cover with cold water, and set on the back of the stove — not too hot a place. If the bread is sour put a little soda in the water, and let soak until soft. If you have more water on the bread than it takes up pour it off until dry, and then beat fine with a spoon. If it is very watery press the water out and throw away. To i quart of bread after soaked add i cup of currants or raisins, i large table-spoonful of sugar

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