LEMON DUMPLINGS

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861

Source: The Book of Household Management
Time: Cook: 45 min Total: 45 min
Yield: 6.0 dumplings
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

Dumplings

1/2 lb. of grated bread ↝ Bread, vegetable [Yeast breads]
1/4 lb. of chopped suet ↝ Beef, variety meats and by-products, suet, raw [Beef Products]
1/4 lb. of moist sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
2 eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
1 large lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]

To serve

sifted sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]

Instructions (4)

Mix the bread, suet, and moist sugar well together, adding the lemon-peel, which should be very finely minced.
Moisten with the eggs and strained lemon-juice; stir well, and put the mixture into small buttered cups.
Tie them down and boil for 3/4 hour.
Turn them out on a dish, strew sifted sugar over them, and serve with wine sauce.

Original Text

LEMON DUMPLINGS.

1294. INGREDIENTS.—1/2 lb. of grated bread, 1/4 lb. of chopped suet, 1/4 lb. of moist sugar, 2 eggs, 1 large lemon.

[Illustration: LEMON DUMPLINGS.]

Mode.—Mix the bread, suet, and moist sugar well together, adding the lemon-peel, which should be very finely minced. Moisten with the eggs and strained lemon-juice; stir well, and put the mixture into small buttered cups. Tie them down and boil for 3/4 hour. Turn them out on a dish, strew sifted sugar over them, and serve with wine sauce.

Time.—3/4 hour.

Average cost, 7d.

Sufficient for 6 dumplings.

Seasonable at any time.

BAKED LEMON PUDDING.

Notes

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