A Genuine English Plum Pudding

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Dessert Pudding

Original Recipe Card

Original recipe card for A Genuine English Plum Pudding

Ingredients

  • 1 Pound Seeded Raisins
  • 1 Pound Currants
  • 1/2 Pound Chopped Citron Peel
  • 1 Pound Chopped Suet
  • 1 Cupful Breadcrumbs
  • 2 Cupfuls Flour
  • 6 Eggs
  • 1 Pound Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Salt
  • 1 Teaspoonful Powdered Cinnamon
  • 2 Teaspoonfuls Powdered Allspice
  • 1/2 Teaspoonful Powdered Cloves

Instructions

  1. Thoroughly clean and dry the raisins and currants, add to them the citron peel, suet, flour, breadcrumbs, sugar, salt, spices and milk, and the eggs well beaten.
  2. Mix three days before using.
  3. Scald a pudding-cloth and dredge it with flour.
  4. Put in the pudding mixture and tie it securely, allowing no swelling room, as the ingredients swell during the three days they are mixed.
  5. Into a large kettle of boiling water that will completely cover the pudding put the bag and boil steadily for five hours, replenishing the water as it boils down.
  6. When done drain the bag in a colander, then turn out the pudding on to a hot dish.
  7. Place a sprig of holly in the center and serve with a sweet sauce flavored with lemon or vanilla extract.