Real Plum Pudding Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 cup currants
1 1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup figs
1/2 cup dates
1/4 cup each citron and orange pee
2 cups ground suet (about 3/4 lb.)
1/4 loaf day old bread, plucked fine by hand
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1 cup scalded milk
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
4 eggs
2 tablespoons red wine
2 tablespoons brandy
Directions
Cut up fruits; add crumbled bread, salt, spices, scalded milk and sugar.
Beat eggs until light and add fruits, suet, wine, brandy, etc.
Steam in pudding dishes, water 2/3 up on puddings for 5 hours.
Reheat in same manner 1 hour only Christmas day.
Beat eggs until light and add fruits, suet, wine, brandy, etc.
Steam in pudding dishes, water 2/3 up on puddings for 5 hours.
Reheat in same manner 1 hour only Christmas day.