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Ingredients.—5 or 6 thin slices of bread and butter, 1 pint of milk, 2 eggs, 1 dessertspoonful of sugar, sultanas, currants or candied lemon, if liked.

Method.—Cut off the crust and divide each slice of bread into 4 squares, arrange them in layers in a well-buttered piedish. and sprinkle each layer with sultanas or whatever is being used. Beat the eggs, add the sugar, stir until dissolved, then mix in the milk and pour gently over the bread, which should only half fill the dish. Let it stand at least 1 hour for the bread to soak, then bake in a moderately cool oven for nearly 1 hour.

Time.—2¼ hours. Average Cost, 6d. to 8d. Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons.

Ingredients.—5 or 6 slices of bread and butter, ¾ of a pint of milk, 1 dessertspoonful of sugar, 2 eggs, sultanas, raisins, currants, or candied peel, if liked.

Method.—Butter a pudding basin, sprinkle it with currants, or chopped peel, or arrange rasins or sultanas in some simple design on the bottom and sides of the basin. Cut each slice of bread into 4 pieces, place them in layers, each layer being sprinkled with fruit and a little finely-chopped candied peel. Beat the eggs, add the milk and the sugar, stir until the sugar is dissolved, then pour slowly over the bread, etc. Let it stand at least 1 hour, if convenient for 2 hours, before being cooked. Cover the top with a greased paper, and steam slowly for about 1 hour. Serve with a sweet sauce or fruit syrup.

Time.—To make, about 20 minutes; altogether 2¼ to 3 hours. Average Cost, 5½d. without the bread. Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons.

Ingredients.—6 ozs of brown bread, weighed after being passed through a sieve, 4 ozs. of sugar, 3 ozs. of butter, 2 ozs. of finely-shredded mixed candied peel, 3 eggs, ½ a pint of milk, 1 glass of sherry, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt.

Method.—Pass the brown bread through a fine wire sieve. Boil the milk, pour it over the breadcrumbs, and let them soak for not less than 15 minutes. Cream the butter and sugar together; when thick and white, beat in the eggs separately, add the milk and bread, peel, sherry, and a good pinch each of cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Put the mixture