Combine and mix all the ingredients with flour enough to make a stiff batter; then add the soda dissolved in boiling water. Put into a well greased mould, cover tightly and steam for 3 hours. Serve with a sauce made from:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 egg, beaten
Beat all together until creamy and pour over the pudding when serving.
APPLE OR PEACH STRUDEL
Into bottom of a buttered baking dish put thick layers of apples (or peaches). Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixed. Dot with lumps of butter. Into a mixing bowl sift:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 cup flour
- ½ tsp. salt
Into this break 1 egg. Mix until crumbly. Put over apples (peaches) bake in moderate oven (350-f) till crust is brown. Serve with milk, whipped cream or ice cream.
COTTAGE PUDDING
- 1¾ cups flour
- 2½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ cup butter, or other fat
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp. lemon extract
- ⅔ cup milk
Mix flour, baking powder and salt and sift twice. Cream butter until soft; add sugar gradually, beating until light. Beat in the egg and flavoring. Add flour mixing alternately with the milk, beating smooth after each addition. Turn into a buttered square tin (8 × 8 × 2 inches). Bake in moderate oven (350-f) for about 40 minutes. Serve with butterscotch or orange sauce. It’s delicious covered with crushed berries or other fruits.