Date Pudding.
1 pound of dates, remove stones.
BATTER.—1 cup of sugar, 3 tablespoonsful of butter, 2 eggs, 2 cups of flour, ½ cup of cold water, 1 spoonful of baking powder, alternate layers, steam 2 hours.
SAUCE.—1 cup of sugar, ½ cup butter creamed together, 2 teaspoonsful of flour, 1 cup of boiling water, boil till clear, flavor.
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Fig Pudding.
6 ounces of suet, 8 ounces of bread crumbs, 6 ounces of sugar, ¾ pound of fresh figs chopped, 3 eggs, 1 coffee cupful of milk, ½ wineglassful of brandy or wine, 1 grated nutmeg, 2 teaspoonsful of baking powder, 1 teaspoonful of salt, mince all very fine and stir the mixture thoroughly, steam 3 hours, steam pan should be firmly closed.
Fig Pudding Sauce.
½ cupful of butter, 1 cupful of sugar, white of 1 egg, a little vanilla, 2 tablespoonsful of wine or brandy, ½ wineglass of boiling water. Beat the butter and sugar for about 15 minutes, then add the flavoring. Just before sending to the table, add the egg beaten to a froth and stir in the boiling water, beating it to a foam, or it may be flavored with brandy or wine, without the vanilla, or use one lemon, only, all the juice and half the grated peel, and one teaspoonful of grated nutmeg, leaving out all the wine and brandy.