Economical Plum Pudding. Time—11 hours.
1 lb. raisins, ½ lb. currants, ½ lb. suet, ½ lb. flour, ¼ lb. bread-crumbs, 2 oz. brown sugar, ¼ lb. almonds, ¼ lb. candied peel, grated rind of 1 lemon, ¼ of a nutmeg grated, ½ teaspoonful mixed spice, golden syrup and beer from ¼ pint upwards.
Stone the raisins, wash and dry the currants, shred the suet fine, prepare the bread-crumbs, chop the candied peel, blanch and chop the almonds. Mix these all well together with the flour, sugar, grated lemon-rind and nutmeg, mixed spice, and enough golden syrup and beer to form a stiff mixture. Boil in basins or moulds for ten hours.