Take 2 quarts milk, 1 quart water, ½ ounce salt, 6 eggs, 2 pounds sugar, and thoroly beat all together. Have a baking pan well greased and pour the mixture in and bake about ¾ hour or till it is done, then serve. Can either flavor it or not. The best way to test this pudding is to stick a straw in its center. If straw comes out clean it is done, if particles stick to straw it is not done.
Custard bread pudding (for 20 men).
Take 6 pounds stale or fresh bread, cut into small bits, 1 inch each way. Then make a custard of 2 quarts milk, 8 eggs, 1 pound granulated sugar, 1 nutmeg, a little salt (very little), ½ pound cornstarch. Put milk on stove and let come to boil, and add the other ingredients, and when it thickens it is done. Pour over the diced bread and serve hot.
English plum pudding (for 80 men).
Take 3 pounds raisins, 3 pounds currants, 1½ pounds brown sugar, 1 pound orange peel, 3 pounds beef suet chopped fine and freed from fiber, 3 pounds flour, peel of 6 lemons, 1½ ounces mixt spices, 3 pinches salt, 15 eggs, 1½ pints milk, 6 glasses brandy or best whisky. Mix well, tie up with cloth in cans, boil 5 or 6 hours. Serve with brandy sauce.
Fruit puddings.
Are exactly as the fruit rolls, only the crust is put in a pan the same as making a pie. Filling put in and cooked with a top crust.
Peach pudding (for 20 men).
Take 3 pounds flour, 1 pound beef suet, 1 ounce salt, 1 quart milk, 2 ounces baking powder, 12 eggs, ½ pound sugar, and 1 pint cold water. Beat these ingredients all well together to the consistency of a cake batter dough (to drop easily from spoon). Have a well-greased pan, pour the mixture, and let bake about 1 hour, or till done. Make a white sauce as follows: 1 quart milk, 1 pint flour, 1½ pounds sugar, 2 pounds stewed peaches, and set on stove. Let come to boil. Make thickening of ½ pound cornstarch and 1 pint water, and pour into the mixture till it thickens, and when ready to serve pour over pudding and set in the oven for about 15 minutes to bake nice and brown. When done serve.
Peach fritters (for 20 men).