A Small Plum Pudding

Name: A Small Plum Pudding
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup breadcrumbs, bread raspings sound like dry bread crumbs; 4 eggs; 1/2 cup butter, originally 1 c beef suet; 3/4 cup muscatel raisins, golden raisins might be an acceptable substitute; 7/8 cup currants; 1/2 cup sultana raisin, the total for the muscatels, currents, and sultanas is 1 1/2 pound, mix and match as desired; 1 1/2 ounces candied peel, I plan to use 'that stuff they sell in tubs at Christmastime to make fruitcakes with.'; 1/2 lemon, zest of, only, grated; 1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg; 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; 2 tablespoons brandy

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup breadcrumbs, bread raspings sound like dry bread crumbs
4 eggs
1/2 cup butter, originally 1 c beef suet
3/4 cup muscatel raisins, golden raisins might be an acceptable substitute
7/8 cup currants
1/2 cup sultana raisin, the total for the muscatels, currents, and sultanas is 1 1/2 pound, mix and match as desired
1 1/2 ounces candied peel, I plan to use 'that stuff they sell in tubs at Christmastime to make fruitcakes with.'
1/2 lemon, zest of, only, grated
1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons brandy

Directions

1

Mix brown sugar, bread crumbs, eggs and soft butter well.
2

Add remaining ingredients one by one, mixing well after each addition.
3

Tie up in a clean new buttered and floured pudding cloth OR place into buttered pudding mold(s) with cloth tied over top.
4

Boil (in a cloth) OR steam (in molds). Original recipe, four times this size, was to boil for four hours. Time should be shorter for a smaller amount.
5

Serve with Brandy Sauce.