Suet Pudding And Sauce

By á-174942

Ingredients

• SUET PUDDING:
• 1 cup finely-chopped suet
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup molasses
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Raisins (optional)
• Currents (optional)
• Citron (optional)
• SAUCE:
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tart apples - (to 3) cut very thin bits
• 2 tablespoons creamed butter
• Vavilla to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Pudding: Dissolve soda in water and add to molasses, milk, and suet. Mix and sift dry ingredients. Combine both mixtures and turn into buttered mold. Cover and steam 3 hours. Raisins and currants and citron may be added.

Sauce: Mix cornstarch with granulated sugar. Pour 1 cup hot water over mixture and let boil. Slice the tart apple bits into the boiling syrup and let the whole boil until the apple is clear and semi-transparent. Pour this onto the creamed butter. Flavor with vanilla. When ready to serve, the sauce should be of the consistency of syrup.

This recipe goes with "New England Boiled Dinner" (see recipe).

This recipe yields ?? servings.