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Rh Time.—About 1½ hours. Average Cost, 1s. 6d. Sufficient for 6 or 7 persons.

This name may be given to any pudding covered with stiffly-whisked whites of eggs, such as Apple Amber, Chester Pudding, Savoy Pudding and many others.

Ingredients.—½ a lb. of finely-chopped suet, ½ a lb. of breadcrumbs, ½ a lb. of moist sugar, the finely-grated rind and juice of 1 large lemon, 2 eggs.

Method.—Mix all the ingredients well together, turn into well-buttered small cups, and bake in a moderate oven for ¾ of an hour. Serve with a suitable sauce. If preferred, the puddings may be steamed the same length of time.

Time.—1 hour. Average Cost, 10d. Sufficient for 8 or 9 persons.

Ingredients.—4 or 5 sponge cakes, 2 ozs. of muscatel raisins halved. 2 ozs. of mixed peel shredded, 1 oz. of currants, 3 ozs. of sugar, 3 small or 2 large eggs, ½ a pint of milk, 2 or 3 tablespoonfuls of red currant jelly.

Method.—Make a custard of the eggs, sugar, and milk. Slice the sponge cakes, place them in layers in a well-buttered mould, and between the layers add raisins, peel, and currants. Pour in the custard, cover and steam gently for 1 hour. Warm the jelly and pour it over the pudding, just before serving.

Time.—To steam the pudding, 1 hour. Average Cost, about 1s. 6d. Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.

Ingredients.—Bread dough, boiling water, salt.

Method.—Let the dough rise to the same degree as when making bread, then roll it into balls about the size of a very small egg. Have ready a saucepan of slightly salted rapidly boiling water, cook the dumplings for 6 or 7 minutes, and serve at once. They may be served with jam, treacle, butter and sugar, vinegar and sugar, or good gravy.

Time.— To cook 6 or 7 minutes.