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ENGLISH   OR   CHRISTMAS    PLUM    PUDDING
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ENGLISH OR CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING

27 ingredients 2 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

849
Calories
29g
Protein
16g
Fat
142g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Brandy 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

  • one-half pounds bread crumbs
  • two ounces citron
  • half pound flour
  • two ounces almonds
  • two pounds suet
  • two pounds currants
  • two pounds sugar
  • one teaspoonful salt
  • two ounces candied lemon peel
  • two tablespoonfuls brandy over
  • one-half pound chopped suet
  • one-quarter pound currants
  • one-half cup of brandy
  • one-half pound raisins
  • one-half cup of milk
  • one-half pound flour
  • one tablespoonful mixed spice
  • one ounce each of candied lemon
  • one ounce citron
  • one saltspoonful salt
  • a sprig of holly in the top
  • two small nutmegs
  • one lemon
  • one wine glass of brandy
  • one scant cup of brown sugar
  • three eggs
  • one lemon grated

Directions

1

One and one-half pounds bread crumbs, two ounces citron, onje-half pound flour, two ounces almonds, blanched and shredded, two pounds suet, chopped fine, two small nutmegs, grated, two pounds currants, one lemon, juice and grated rind, two pounds sugar, one teaspoonful salt, two ounces candied lemon peel, sixteen eggs, one wine glass of brandy, and enough milk to make a stiff paste. Mix in order given and boil for eight hours in a buttered mold or floured pudding cloth. The water must not stop boiling. When it is to be used, plunge into boil- ing water and -cook for two hours more. Stick a sprig of holly in the top, pour two tablespoonfuls brandy over and bring to the table blazing. Serve with English sauce.

2

One-half pound chopped suet, one scant cup of brown sugar, one-quarter pound currants, one-half cup of brandy, one-half pound raisins, one-half cup of milk, one-half pound flour, one tablespoonful mixed spice, one ounce each of candied lemon and orange, one ounce citron, one saltspoonful salt, three eggs, rind of one lemon grated. Mix well, let rest two hours or more, pour into a buttered and floured cloth (or mold), boil forty-eight hours. Miss Hammond.

By Clarke, Mary Lamson. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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