Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Allspice | 1 tsp ground (1.9g) | 5 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Brandy | not in our table | 0 |
| Pudding | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 pound currants very carefully
- 1 pound beef suet very fine
- 1 pound seeded raisins
- 1 pound sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 wineglass brandy
- 3 eggs in 1 cup molasses
- 2 bowls
- 2 pudding bags greased
- 1 dessert- spoon cornstarch
- ginger
- cinnamon
- allspice
- salt
- nutmeg
- lemon juice
Directions
Mrs. Ambrose Gibbs.
Wash and pick 1 pound currants very carefully : chop 1 pound beef suet very fine ; add to them 1 pound seeded raisins, \\ pounds sifted flour, 1 pound sugar, \ pound lemon and citron, ^- teaspoon each ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt, and \ a grated nutmeg; beat up 3 eggs in 1 cup molasses and add "k pint beer : mix this thoroughly with the dry ingredients. Warm the beer before mix- ing. Put this in 2 bowls and cover, or in 2 pudding bags greased and floured and filled about s full. Put in a kettle of water and steam 12 hours. Put over a gas fire late at night with a cover over the kettle, it will not boil dry before early morning, but will
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be ready for noon dinner. Wlien a left over pudding appears the second time, it need only be steamed about an hour, or may be cut in slices and heated in the oven.
Grate a little nutmeg into | cup hot water, stir in 1 dessert- spoon cornstarch, and 2 tablespoons sugar, boil about 5 minutes, add 1 wineglass brandy, and a generous squeeze of lemon juice, and serve hot.