Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-31
Old Fashioned Ensl sh Plum Pud-
ding.

O,e pcuud Of bts Valelcis rsisls stoned
and cut 10 balvet; one pUuod Of best c1rfsntS
lu5be d 10 dsmp cloth and then 10 one,
all little st, ck, snd rough bits bsing p'ck-d
from them, after which sprinkle them With
q ,ur slightly 10 preyeot them from c''1g'og TO-
petber in lump; one Iouad Of nicely shred beef
suet, chopped foe 30 as to IL, K like d ur; one
pound of brown, moist sugar. freed from al
uups, not The crysa z d; one pound Of 6oe
prsltd bread crumbs. III 8 ale lJat; q1srter of
a pouud Of G .udlrd peal, urxed oraux-. ctroo
and lem ! the lind of fresh IeUon Jut Iblo
so a. DOT ~ louc1 the wtite tkln chopped
very 6or; goud pil ch Of 81. "a desert sDoJo
ful oil g. g, well pound. d w"h pest le ID
mortar, w owes. msce. Whule 81 splc, and
clons mon wy linl, mscs. 1t ls SO strong II
good 4ud ntlf nutmtg grLcd, also lille
glrg /; zoe w,tegIsesul Vt MY; eight eggs.
sol tlue q ur. DOT Wcre than TX "r ssV'n
m drrare sz.i d srt -,ooo!ul 40 ui (, a.
INA, " ,u'd ui he Iud lug. In, ~ !Clug Is
mix, d thu: Havs rerg pap tr bowl, 10 Five
Dleu,y OF rorm tJr strriug. ind llice tho i've
ariel q 10 pouohs rouod II, titus. r4lsins. eu'
gar, ca r,ots. suH snd bread. Ii plac la ibis
uiuer the N Xrg is greatly ficl Lated. our
them ttuId ir N he oeOtie uptll sll are We
Oh Y d Iug.lhe ; ben add the csodl:d pei cat
uu luo sn 1T ll-ce3, aud spri kled al Owe;
sSsSs The r4sb lrmon eel and The NIX ID splcs.
.t,r,iop aitrI each sprlDk In; 'h4 sp,o 'ful II
ST. over all. TOeL eak sud axe the sr'ck
OUT # four eggs, sod b AZ tnem separate'
su,iokIe I, b. m ia state = f frora>o over me nix,
ure n the bDWI, aud SILT aesio. N'~ aoo
fur desert sooontu's OF d nr. a'Iri'R u
10, aud then add the 5ratdS; sf"aSs
sir The iugrediens ss hhuy IS possl
be- lltupg th- mx'ure aud oreaklog any
cl s., heavy limos. C,Ver the bowl over. aod
leave il 10 d y lace TO CD | for ooe tisht.
Wheu q lr, d tor use. beat no the other four
eggs, auo .dd Two or rhree spnn'du OF d ar.
Judke 9hrp there is suBcleot 'ur by The To-
gradients sdhereiog together !lr ~. not 10
fe W luuls Have the water bol lnx ready
We always uss the copper t,r cur pudding
and dip be puddIog oIuth which should os
sound new orr toto j plsc, it, when Wruog
as dry as posi- lle, 10 bowl, drcdge it With
q 'ur. and drap your puddiog toto il 10 light
spoonful; do not rr IS them together. as that
u.k, S tbs pudding heav,; then gather up the
clJth. very mall por'i'u a. tims. as sm all
gathers m,ks the pud d1Iug a uioer shape.
Have yard of new tape 10 tie it with, aud
!ea7e plsury of room for the pudiiog 10
swell; it shou d be ri;d ,isht etough 10 prevent
The water ffou geuiog il. The puddIog
should be kept iog for eight hour, and
oue taken that it does not set to The bottom OF
the pso. We plscs a stcu: lck broom
tald;e will do scr 'ss the 100 Of tho copper.
sud tas.eu a l. Cd If strotg srlog to the pud
ding TO sIi 1g il over he suck. which, be-ides
io.uriog o setIiog to the bottom makes the
ruddi po, plump shape at the tn; but 10
his case il uuit b, clJss II watch. d. ,h,t the
water do DOT o,il away sod leave thn puddiog
uuo ver, d. plenty oil oOiiiog water should be
k o. ready 10 c.es this srou'd taopeo. To
servs the puddiog crushed Loaf sugar should
bs pll4d 81 the top 10 iDirste suuw. sod also
| ever he epris If b rrit d holly Ihlt is sruck 10
j.; and. whso sized. fsniug spirts may be
add d 10 the dlsn.