Yield: 1 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
4 slices | Bread, torn up |
1 cup | Milk |
2 \N | Slightly beaten eggs |
1 cup | Light brown sugar |
¼ cup | Orange juice |
6 ounces | Finely chopped suet |
1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
1 cup | Flour, sifted |
1 teaspoon | Baking soda |
½ teaspoon | Salt |
2 teaspoons | Ground cinnamon |
1 teaspoon | Ground cloves |
1 teaspoon | Ground mace |
2 cups | Raisins (a mixture of dark & |
\N \N | Golden is nice) |
1 cup | Dates, pitted & chopped |
½ cup | Mixed candied fruit & peels, |
\N \N | Chopped |
½ cup | Broken walnuts |
Soak bread in milk; beat. Stir in next five ingredients. Sift together dry ingredients; add fruits & nuts; mix well. Stir in bread mixture. Pour into well-greased mold (2-quart); cover with foil & tie with string. Place on rack in a very deep baking pan (like a dutch oven); add boiling water to 1" deep. Cover & steam for 3½ hours.
checking water level & adding water as needed. Cool 10 minutes & unmold. Serve warm with hard sauce on top.
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