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The home cook book

1905

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Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
When almost cold, turn it on a plate, leaving the under side on top. This pud- ding will keep for two weeks or more. It can be reheated and steamed soft by laying an old napkin or a piece of soft COOL WEATHER SWEETS 289 muslin in a large colander, setting in the pudding, turning the cloth ends over it and covering the whole with a cover. Set the colander over a large saucepan of water and keep boil- ing until the pudding is soft, which will be in about an hour. Serve with liquid sauce, page 294. GERMAN PANCAKES A nice dessert is a very light wheat flour batter cake, baked the diameter of a coffee saucer. When baked a light brown lay it on a hot plate. Put in the centre a tablespoon of rasp- berry, blackberry, or any other sweet jam. Fold one-half of the cake over the other half. Sift thickly with powdered sugar, and serve hot. This is for one person only. BAKED INDIAN PUDDING Mix half a pint of water and one pint of milk. Scald, and while boiling hot pour little by little upon six tablespoons of Indian meal. Stir in a piece of butter the size of an egg, a little salt, three tablespoons of sugar, two tablespoons of molasses, and one eggBaked Indian Pudding. Beat all together and bake in a very slow oven three or four hours. BOILED INDIAN PUDDING Mix through a teacup of flour one heaping teaspoon of baking powder and one heaping teaspoon of salt. Add one pint of milk, two tablespoons of melted butter, or four table- spoons of sour cream, three beaten eggs, one small pinch of soda, and one pint of cornmeal to make a stiff batter. Pour this into a greased one-pound baking powder can, or any can of convenient size (a small tin bucket is good). Set the can on a plate in a pot in which there is enough boiling water to come nearly to the top of the can or bucket. Place a weight upon it to keep it upright. Boil two hours. To be eaten vv^ith maple sugar shaved into a bowl of sweet cream. Sour cream also may be used as a sauce. y , ^ 290 THE HOME COOK BOOK PLUM PUDDING Put three-fourths of a pound of stale breadcrumbs into a bowl. Add one pound of seeded and chopped raisins, one pound of beef suet minced, one-fourth of a pound of brown sugar, the grated rind of one lemon, one-fourth of a pound of flour, one teaspoon of grated nutmeg, one pound of dried currants, half a cup of shredded almonds, half a pound of shredded candied orange and lemon peel, one-fourth of a pound of shredded citron, half a pint of brandy, and five eggsPlum Pudding. Mix. Pour into a greased, covered mold and boil for six hours. The day you serve it reboil for six hours longer. Serve on a platter. Surround the pudding wath loaf sugar, pour brandy over it, ignite the brandy, and send the pud- ding to the table with the brandy burning. Serve with a hard sauce flavored with lemon- juice or brandy. ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING