Let stand until milk is absorbed, then add

¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup molasses

½ teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup dates, cut small

1 egg

½ teaspoon mixed cloves, nutmeg, allspice, ginger

Mix ingredients. Bake 40 minutes in moderately hot oven. This pudding is so well flavored that it does not really require a sauce, but if one is desired the molasses sauce on page *86, or the hard or lemon sauce on page *87 will be found to suit.

FIG PUDDING

¼ lb suet