New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-25

ONE OF THE MANY WAYS OF MAKING THE
BEST KIND.

ONE OF THE MANY WAYS OF MAKING THE
BEST KIND.
With the passing of Thanksgiving The house
keeper Of foresight especially II she be Of English
extraction. begins think OF her Christmas plum
pudding. which is next In order.
While there are plum puddinss and plum pud-
dinse the English plum pudding OF ancient and
honorable lineage stands first. and here ia recipe
for its making given by English woman noted
for her good cookery. She always made her pud-
ding several weeks before Christmas. then hung
It ND in q cold close; TO 'ripen until the day It
was 10 he used.
PLUM PUDDING.
cut n two ono pound ~ rais.ns. stone and soak
IN wineglass of brandy. Wash and thoroughly
dry ono pound OF currants chop fine ono pound Of
beef suc. removing every trace o; string and mix
with Il four tabespoonfuls Of -four. Cut in shay
inss two ounces OF citron. one ounce each candied
lemon orange peel Crate the rind ana take
the Juice OF one orange and ono lemon. hlanch and
slice and weigh pound of sugar and ono
pound Of bread crumbs. Add ono toaspoonful or
salt and mix all these ingredients thoroughly to-
scther Add eight well beaten. whites ana
yolks separately one wireglass each OF brandy
and sherry and enough milk or cream (neary
quar:) TO rnosten Boil ten hours. II It is to be
cooked in a cloth dip in boiling water. wiring al
most dry rub with butter and sprinkle lightly with
nonr Spread the cloth In a large bowl. pour the
mixture in and tie up carefully with stout string.
allowing ample room FOR the pudding 10 S"''l.
Pat the pudding in kettle Of boiling water ana
! cook the required time. not allowing to stop
boiling moment II preferred. this amount Of
mixture may be made into several small puifings
in which case FIVE hours would be long enough to
cook them. When ready for use boil again two
hours 10 heat through. The mould should not be
opened after the first boiling, hut left until time
# desired have ready some blanchcd ard split
Almonds stick on the top Of the puddlnG IN sem
blanco Of crown: put two or three ltle SprlEs ."
holly in the centre. pour ny DrsuA az " .i
the pudding not on 1t. light and carry iimnc'H'eN
Tho pudding may be served with either hard or
Nquid sauce a VINE sauce being usually preferred.
FOR THE SAUCE
vanilla sauce as made under the direction Of
chef Ranhoecr at Dcmonicc's. is evolved "a FOL
lows:
Pour orc pint - milk into saucepan and pat In
q vanilla bean and sugar to taste Bon u ana
/ then remove the saucepan from the fire and the
bean from the milk Beat the yolks Of three tsgs
,o The milk SIR the sauce over $40" lIc mn"
tti'l hut DO not allow Il 10 boil. whip the whites
OF tnlce eggs.to a sin fIoth W!th "i'r ,"'v,
! Of sugar mix the froih wiih IN" sauce and serve.
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