BAKED GOOSEBERRY PUDDING

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 40 min Total: 40 min
Yield
4.0 – 5.0 persons
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (7)
Instructions (9)
  1. Put the gooseberries into a jar, previously cutting off the tops and tails.
  2. Place this jar in boiling water, and let it boil until the gooseberries are soft enough to pulp.
  3. Beat them through a coarse sieve.
  4. To every pint of pulp add 3 well-whisked eggs, 1-1/2 oz. of butter, 1/2 pint of bread crumbs, and sugar to taste.
  5. Beat the mixture well.
  6. Put a border of puff-paste round the edge of a pie-dish.
  7. Put in the pudding.
  8. Bake for about 40 minutes.
  9. Strew sifted sugar over, and serve.
Original Text
BAKED GOOSEBERRY PUDDING. 1283. INGREDIENTS.—Gooseberries, 3 eggs, 1-1/2 oz. of butter, 1/2 pint of bread crumbs, sugar to taste. Mode.—Put the gooseberries into a jar, previously cutting off the tops and tails; place this jar in boiling water, and let it boil until the gooseberries are soft enough to pulp; then beat them through a coarse sieve, and to every pint of pulp add 3 well-whisked eggs, 1-1/2 oz. of butter, 1/2 pint of bread crumbs, and sugar to taste; beat the mixture well, put a border of puff-paste round the edge of a pie-dish, put in the pudding, bake for about 40 minutes, strew sifted sugar over, and serve. Time.—About 40 minutes. Average cost, 10d. Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons. Seasonable from May to July.
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