Christmas Plum Pudding Recipe

Ingredients, two pounds of flour, twelve ounces of raisins, twelve

ounces of currants, twelve ounces of peeled and chopped apples, one

pound of chopped suet, twelve ounces of sugar, four eggs, one pint and

a-half of milk or beer, one ounce of salt, half an ounce of ground

allspice. Boil the pudding four hours. First, put the flour, suet, and

all the fruit in a large pan; mix these well together, and having made a

deep hole in the middle thereof with your fist, add the salt, sugar, and

allspice, and half a pint of the milk, or beer, to dissolve them; next,

add the four eggs, and the remaining pint of milk, or beer; mix all

vigorously together with the hand, tie up the pudding in a well-greased

and floured cloth, boil it for at least four hours, taking care that the

water boils before the pudding is put into the pot to boil. When done,

turn the pudding out on its dish, and, if you can afford it, pour over

it the following sauce:--

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