Suet Pudding
One cup suet, chopped fine; 1 cup molasses, 1 cup milk, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup currants, 4 cups flour, 1 egg, 3 teaspoonfuls Royal baking powder. Steam 3 hours.
Steamed Pudding
One egg, 1 tablespoonful sugar, beaten together; 1/2 cup molasses, 2 tablespoonfuls melted butter, 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoonful soda, dissolved in 1 tablespoonful hot water; 1/2 cup boiling water. Add this last; steam 45 minutes. Sauce: 3/4 cup powdered sugar, creamed with 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoonful vanilla, 1/2 pint whipped cream.
Date Pudding
One and a half cups sugar, 4 eggs, 1/2 cup flour, 2 teaspoonfuls Royal baking powder, salt, dates, walnuts.
1. Mix sugar, eggs, fruit, nuts and dry ingredients.
2. Turn into buttered baking dish.
3. Place in a pan of hot water and bake 20 minutes in a moderate oven.
Serve with whipped cream.
Caramel Nut Pudding
Two cups water, 2 cups brown sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoonfuls cornstarch, 1/2 cup nut meats.
1. Cook water and sugar until it boils; add cornstarch dissolved in cold water. Cook 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Take from fire, add nuts and pour into molds.
3. Serve cold with whipped cream.
Marshmallow Pudding
Cut 1/2 pound marshmallow into small pieces, cut 1 cup pecan nuts and 1 cup cherries into bits; beat 1 pint cream to a stiff froth; soften 1 tablespoonful gelatin in 2 tablespoon-cherry juice 10 minutes, then dissolve in 2 tablespoonfuls hot water. Cool and pour over whipped cream, stirring carefully. Sprinkle in marshmallow, fruit and nuts, stirring all the time.
Black Pudding
Half cup molasses, 1/2 cup hot water, 1 1/4 cups flour, 1 level teaspoonful soda in hot water, pinch salt. Steam 1 hour. Sauce: 2 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter.
Christmas Plum Pudding
One pound of boiled and mashed potatoes, 1/2 pound of mashed carrots, beaten together in a bowl until perfectly smooth, then to this paste is added a pound of flour, 1 pound of minced beef suet, 1 pound brown sugar, teaspoonful of salt, dessert spoonful of mixed spices and ginger, 1 cup molasses, teaspoonful of soda. Mix these ingredients together thoroughly before adding the fruit: 1 pound chopped raisins, 1 pound currants, 1/4 pound mixed peels. This mixture should be kept a week, stirring every day, before putting into pans. Steam 5 or 6 hours. This makes 3 cakes.
Lemon Custard Pudding
Cream a piece of butter the size of an egg with 2 cups of sugar Add the beaten yolks of 4 eggs; add juice and rind of 2 lemons, pinch of salt, 2 cups sweet milk, 4 level tablespoonfuls of flour. Fold in lightly well beaten whites. Bake in a pan of water 45 minutes in a slow oven.
Apple Pudding
Grease the tin, slice three-quarters full of apples, pour 1/2 cup water over with 1/2 cup sugar, nutmeg. Batter: 2 tablespoonfuls shortening, 2-3 cup sugar, 1 egg, 3/4 cup milk, 2 teaspoonfuls Royal baking powder. Make little thicker than cake. Sauce: 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, pinch salt, large piece of butter. Flavor.
Date Pudding
One cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, creamed together; 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoonful Royal baking powder, 1 cup milk, 1 cup nut meats, 1 cup dates. Serve with whipped cream.