Tansey Pudding

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (13)
Instructions (11)
  1. Pour a pint of boiling milk on the crumb of a penny-loaf.
  2. Let it stand an hour.
  3. Put as much juice of tansey to it as will give it a flavour.
  4. Add to it a little of the juice of spinach, in order to make it green.
  5. Put to it a spoonful of Ratasfia-water, or brandy, sweeten it to your taste, grate the rind of half a lemon, beat the yolks of four eggs, and mix them all together.
  6. Put them in a stew-pan, with a quarter of a pound of butter.
  7. Stir it over a slow fire, till it is quite thick.
  8. Take it off, and let it stand two or three hours.
  9. Drop a spoonful at a time into a pan of boiling lard.
  10. When done, grate sugar over them, and serve wine-sauce in a boat.
  11. Garnish the dish with slices of orange.
Original Text
POUR a pint of boiling milk on the crumb of a penny-loaf, let it stand an hour, and then put as much juice of tansey to it as will give it a flavour. Add to it a little of the juice of spinach, in order to make it green. Put to it a spoonful of Ratasfia-water, or brandy, sweeten it to your taste, grate the rind of half a lemon, beat the yolks of four eggs, and mix them all together. Put them in a stew-pan, with a quarter of a pound of butter; stir it over a slow fire, till it is quite thick; take it off, and let it stand two or three hours; then drop a spoonful at a time into a pan of boiling lard; and when done, grate sugar over them, and serve wine-sauce in a boat. Garnish the dish with slices of orange.
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