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922 in the batter, grate a little nutmeg on the top, and bake in a moderately hot oven for 1 hour. Serve with sugar.

Time.—1½ hours. Average Cost, 8d. or 9d. Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.

Ingredients.—12 ozs. of flour, 6 ozs. of suet, 1 teaspoonful of baking-powder, 2 lbs. of apples, 2 tablespoonfuls of moist sugar, 6 cloves, if liked.

Method.—Peel, core and cut the apples into rather thick slices. Make the paste as directed in Recipe No. 1670, or 1671. Cut off rather more than a ¼ of the paste for the lid, roll out the remainder, and with it line the basin, previously well greased. Put in half the fruit, then the sugar, intersperse the cloves, cover with the remainder of the fruit and add ⅓ gill cold water. Roll out the rest of the pastry to the size of the top of the basin, moisten the edges slightly, and join them carefully to the edges of the pastry lining the basin. If the pudding is to be boiled, cover the top with a well-floured cloth; if steamed, 2 folds of greased paper may be used. Cook from 2½ to 3 hours.

Time.—3 to 3½ hours. Average Cost, 1s. to 1s. 3d. Sufficient for 7 or 8 persons.

Ingredients.—¼ of a lb. of bread-crumbs, ¼ of a lb. of suet (finely-chopped), ¼ of a lb. of apples, ¼ of a lb. of moist sugar, 2 eggs, ¼ of a pint of milk, a good pinch of salt, a good pinch of nutmeg.

Method.—Pare, core and chop the apples coarsely. Mix all the dry ingredients together, add the eggs, previously beaten, and the milk, and mix well. Let the mixture stand 1 hour for the bread to soak, then if not sufficiently moist for the mixture to drop readily from the spoon, add a little more milk. Pour into a well-greased basin, and steam 2 hours. Serve with a suitable sauce.

Time.—Altogether, 2¼ hours. Average Cost, 8d. or 9d. Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.

Ingredients.—4 or 5 apples, 1¼ pints of milk, 2 tablespoonsful of rice, 1 heaped tablespoonful of sugar, 1 oz. of butter, lemon-rind and other flavouring, a good pinch of salt, raspberry jam, or sugar and butter.