Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 6 persons
Directions
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1237. INGREDIENTS.--1/2 lb. of fresh butter, 1/2 lb. of powdered sugar, 1/2 lb. of flour, 1/4 lb. of currants, 4 eggs.
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_Mode_.--Beat the butter to a thick cream, strew in, by degrees, the sugar, and mix both these well together; then dredge the flour in gradually, add the currants, and moisten with the eggs, which should be well beaten. When all the ingredients are well stirred and mixed, butter a mould that will hold the mixture exactly, tie it down with a cloth, put the pudding into boiling water, and boil for 5 hours; when turned out, strew some powdered sugar over it, and serve.
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_Time_.--6 hours. _Average cost_, 1s. 6d.
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_Sufficient_ for 5 or 6 persons.
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_Seasonable_ at any time.
By Isabella Beeton ·
Recipe sourced from
gutenberg