Myra's cookery book

When you boil your puddings take particular care that your cloth be clean, and remember to dip it in boiling water; flour it well and give it a shake before you put your pudding into it. If i: be a bread pudding, tie it loose, but tie it ti^ht if it be a batter pudding. If you boil it in a basin, butter the basin and boil the pudding in plenty of water. Turn it often and do not cover the pan; when it is done enough take it up in the basin and let it stand a few minutes to cool. Then untie the 'string, wrap the cloth round the basin, lay your dish over it, and turn the pudding out. 2.-BEEF-STEAK PUDDING, Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Beef-Steak ... lb. ... Cut into small pieces and leave a very little fat. 2... Flour ... Sprinkle over each piece. 3- Pepper and salt ... Do. 4... Suet paste ... ... Line a pudding basin J inch thick, first buttering your basin. • S- ... ... fill with pieces of beef. 6... • •• • • • ... Put a thick crust at the top and tie it up in a cloth. 7... ••• ••• ... ... Put it in the saucepan when the water boils, and boil 3 hours. 3.-YOP.KSHIRE PUDDING. Order. Ingredients. Quantities, Method. I... Fine flour ... 4 table 1 2... Eggs spoonsful 4 > Beat up together for 15 minutes. 3- Salt I pinch ... 1 4... Milk I pint ... Add and mix well. 5-" Butter ... Rub over a dripping pan. 6... ... Either let it cook under a joint while it is roasting, or bake in the oven. 7... ••• When it is brown cut it into square pieces and serve. 296 MYRA'S COOKERY BOOK. 4.-PLUM PUDDING. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Suet I lb. Chop but not too fine. 2... Currants do. Wash clean. 3-" Raisins do. Stone. 4... Yolks of egsfs 8 Beat well. 5" Whites of eggs 4 Do. 6... Nutmeg i Grate. 7— Bread crumbs i lb. ... 8... Orange peel and citron ilb. ... Chop. 9... Brandy I wine glass 10... Milk I pint ... II,.. •** ••• Mix all the dry ingredients together, then add the milk, beaten eggs and brandy. 12... When the ingredients are well blended, put the pudding into a mould, tie a floured cloth over and boil it 6 hours. 6.-BAKED PLUM PUDDING. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Flour f lb. ... 1 Chop the suet fine, and mix 2... 3'* Beef suet Sultanas ^ lb. I lb. ... f all together. 4... Salt A pinch... Add. 5-- Nutmeg i tea spoonful Grate and add. 6... Eggs Milk 3 Beat and add. 7... A little ... Add as required, to moisten the pudding. 8... - •” Stir well, and pour into a buttered pie dish. g... • • • •• • Bake ij hours. 10... Turn it out of the dish before serving. Note.— A little candied peel can be added if liked. PUDDINGS. 297. 6— BREAD PUDDING. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Pieces of bread ] Take crumb or crust, cut it into very y small pieces, and soak in boiling 2... Boiling milk or water • •• 1 milk or water. .•« ••• Drain and beat smooth. 4... Moist sugar ... 3 oz. ... 5 — Nutmeg To taste 1 6... Grated lemon peel I lemon... y Add and mix well together. 1 7... Raisins or currants ^ lb. J 8... Eggs 3 Beat well and add. 9... Bake or boil in a buttered pic dish or basin. 7.-PRUIT PUDDINGS. Order. Ingredients. Quantities. Method. I... Suet paste ... Line a well buttered basin. 2 ..