Part 153 (2/2)

1271. INGREDIENTS.--1-1/2 pint of damsons, 1/4 lb. of moist sugar, 3/4 lb. of suet or b.u.t.ter crust.

_Mode_.--Make a suet crust with 3/4 lb. of flour by recipe No. 1215; line a b.u.t.tered pudding-basin with a portion of it; fill the basin with the damsons, sweeten them, and put on the lid; pinch the edges of the crust together, that the juice does not escape; tie over a floured cloth, put the pudding into boiling water, and boil from 2-1/2 to 3 hours.

_Time_.--2-1/2 to 3 hours.

_Average cost_, 8d.

_Sufficient_ for 6 or 7 persons.

_Seasonable_ in September and October.

DELHI PUDDING.

1272. INGREDIENTS.--4 large apples, a little grated nutmeg, 1 teaspoonful of minced lemon-peel, 2 large tablespoonfuls of sugar, 6 oz.

of currants, 3/4 lb. of suet crust No. 1215.

_Mode_.--Pare, core, and cut the apples into slices; put them into a saucepan, with the nutmeg, lemon-peel, and sugar; stir them over the fire until soft; then have ready the above proportion of crust, roll it out thin, spread the apples over the paste, sprinkle over the currants, roll the pudding up, closing the ends properly, tie it in a floured cloth, and boil for 2 hours.

_Time_.--2 hours.

_Average cost_, 1s.

_Sufficient_ for 5 or 6 persons.

_Seasonable_ from August to March.

EMPRESS PUDDING.

1273. INGREDIENTS.--1/2 lb. of rice, 2 oz. of b.u.t.ter, 3 eggs, jam, sufficient milk to soften the rice.

_Mode_.--Boil the rice in the milk until very soft; then add the b.u.t.ter boil it for a few minutes after the latter ingredient is put in, and set it by to cool. Well beat the eggs, stir these in, and line a dish with puff-paste; put over this a layer of rice, then a thin layer of any kind of jam, then another layer of rice, and proceed in this manner until the dish is full; and bake in a moderate oven for 3/4 hour. This pudding may be eaten hot or cold; if the latter, it will be much improved by having a boiled custard poured over it.

_Time_.--3/4 hour.

_Average cost_, 1s.

_Sufficient_ for 6 or 7 persons.

_Seasonable_ at any time.

EXETER PUDDING.

(_Very rich_.)

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