Hunting Pudding

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791

Source: The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (11)

eight eggs beat up fine
a pint of good cream
a pound of flour
a pound of beef suet finely chopped
a pound of currants well cleaned
half a pound of jar-raisins stoned and chopped small
two ounces of candied orange cut small
the same of candied citron
a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar
a large nutmeg grated
half a gill of brandy

Instructions (5)

Mix eight eggs beat up fine with a pint of good cream, and a pound of flour.
Beat them well together, and put to them a pound of beef suet finely chopped, a pound of currants well cleaned, half a pound of jar-raisins stoned and chopped small, two ounces of candied orange cut small, the same of candied citron, a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar, and a large nutmeg grated.
Mix all together with half a gill of brandy, put it into a cloth, and boil it four hours.
Be sure to put it in when the water boils, and keep it boiling all the time.
When done, turn it into a dish, and strew over it powdered sugar.

Original Text

Hunting Pudding.
MIX eight eggs beat up fine with a pint of good cream, and a pound of flour. Beat them well together, and put to them a pound of beef suet finely chopped, a pound of currants well cleaned, half a pound of jar-raisins stoned and chopped small, two ounces of candied orange cut small, the same of candied citron, a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar, and a large nutmeg grated. Mix all together with half a gill of brandy, put it into a cloth, and boil it four hours. Be sure to put it in when the water boils, and keep it boiling all the time. When done, turn it into a dish, and strew over it pow-dered sugar.

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