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 245 No. 7. NON-ALCOHOLIC PUDDING Required : One pound of flour. One pound of breadcrumbs. One pound of stoned and chopped raisins. Three-quarters of a pound of chopped beef suet. Three-quarters of a pound of cleaned currants. Three ounces of mixed peel, chopped. Two teaspoonfuls of allspice. A little salt. Three eggs. Quarter of,a pint of milk. Mix all the dry ingredients well together. Beat up the eggs with the milk, stir these into the other ingredients, press the mixture into buttered moulds, cover with prepared cloths, and boil them for six hours. No. 8. PUDDING WITHOUT BGQS Required : One pound of boiled potatoes. One pound of boiled carrots. One pound of chopped suet. One pound of flour. One pound of moist sugar. One pound of currants. Half a pound of grated apples. One teaspoonful of mixed pudding spice. Three ounces of stoned raisins. Rub the potatoes and carrots through a wire sieve ; put them in a large basin, and add to them the chopped suet, flour, sugar, currants, apples, spice, and chopped raisins. Mix all very thoroughly together, put the mixture into well-buttered moulds, cover with scalded and floured cloths, and boil for six hours. No. 9. WITHOUT FLOUR Required : One pound of breadcrumbs. One teaspoonful of salt. One and a half pound of stoned raisins. Three-quarters of a pound of chopped suet. Half a pound of currants. Six ounces of mixed peel. Eight pounded bitter almonds. Four tablespoonfuls of brown sugar. Eight eggs. Half a gill of milk. A glass of brandy. Mix all the ingredients together, add the beaten eggs with the milk and brandy. Put the mixture into greased moulds, cover with prepared cloths, and boil for eight hours. No. 10. MIXED WITH HOME-MADE WINE Required : Half a pound of crumbs. Quarter of a pound of flour. One pound of chopped raisins. One pound of cleaned currants. KITCHEN AND COOKERY Two pounds of chopped suet. Half a pound of Demerara sugar. Half a teaspoonful of salt. Half an ounce of mixed spice. Quarter of a pound of chopped mixed peel. The rinds of two and juice of one lemon. Six eggs. Quarter of a pint of milk. A wineglass of rhubarb wine or any other home- made wine. Mix together all the dry ingredients, then strain in the lemon-juice. Well beat the eggs, add the milk, stir these into the mixture, lastly add the home-made wine. Let the mixture stand for three hours. Put it into greased basins, tie a scalded and floured cloth over each, and let them boil fast for six hours. No. II. AN OLD-FASHIONED RECIPE, USING STOUT Required : One pound each of suet, moist sugar, currants, raisins, and sultanas. Half a pound each of flour, crumbs, and peel. Two lemons. One nutmeg. Three ounces of shelled sweet almonds. One ounce of shelled bitter almonds. One teaspoonful of salt. Two tablespoonfuls of marmalade. Six or eight eggs. Half a pint of stout. Prepare and mix all the dry ingredients together, break up the eggs and stir them in, and lastly add the stout. Stir all very thoroughly together. Put the mixture into prepared moulds, pressing it well down, cover the tops with scalded and floured pudding cloths, and boil them for eight hours No. 12. WITHOUT SUET Required : Half a pound each of figs, breadcrumbs, and stoned raisins. Quarter of a pound each of currants, sultanas, candied peel, butter, honey, pine kernels, moist sugar, and shelled Brazil nuts. The rind and juice of two lemons. Four eggs. A pinch of salt. Two apples. Six ounces of sweet almonds. Mince the figs ; peel, core, and chop the apples ; also chop the shelled almonds, pine kernels, and nuts. Chop the peel and clean the fruit. Mix all the dry ingredients in a basin, add the strained lemon- juice and the honey. Beat up the eggs and stir them in. Mix all thoroughly, put the mixture into buttered moulds, and boil from three to four hours. MINCEMEAT I Like plum-puddings, mincemeat improves with keeping; therefore it is quite time to make it. AN OLD-FASHIONED RECIPE (containing beef) Required : Two pounds of beef suet. Two pounds of lean beef. Six poimds of apples. Four pounds of sugar. One and a half pound of currants. Three pounds of chopped raisins. Half a pound of sweet almonds. Quarter of a pound of candied peel. One lemon. Two ounces of cinnamon. Brandy or wine to moisten it. Chop the suet, beef, and apples very finely, mix with them the sugar, currants, chopped almonds, peel, and raisins ; add the grated