Grandma's plum pudding
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | slices | Bread, torn up |
| 1 | cup | Milk |
| 2 | 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 & |
| Golden is nice) | ||
| 1 | cup | Dates, pitted & chopped |
| ½ | cup | Mixed candied fruit & peels, |
| Chopped | ||
| ½ | cup | Broken walnuts |
Directions
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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