The Laurel Health Cookery: A Collection of Practical Suggestions and Recipes for the Preparation of Non-Flesh Foods in Palatable and Attractive Ways

The currants give the pudding a nice flavor if it is otherwise plain. =Bread and Milk Pudding= Use hot nut or dairy milk instead of water in preceding recipe. =Steamed Fig Pudding= 1 pt. stale bread crumbs 1 large cup fine ground figs 1½ cup rich milk salt Mix all together; use a trifle less milk if crumbs are quite moist, steam 2-3 hours; serve as soon as taken from the steamer, with creamy, orange or cream sauce, or with cream whipped or plain; never with lemon sauce. If to be served with unsweetened cream, put ¼ cup of sugar in pudding. =★ Plum Pudding of Crumbs= 1 rounding pt. of dry bread crumbs 1 small cup molasses ¼ cup sugar ½ cup seeded raisins 2½-3 cups milk salt Steam, covered, 4-5 hours. Stand out of steamer for 10-15 m. before unmolding. The quantity of milk will depend on the kind of crumbs. Serve with vanilla flavored orange syrup sauce, plain pudding sauce or almond cream sauce. The combined flavors of vanilla and orange in sauces are especially suitable for plum puddings. Any of the puddings may be steamed in cups or small molds. Raised cake with fruit, baked or steamed, may be served for plum pudding. Keep wrapped in oiled paper. =American Plum Pudding= 5 cups coarse dry bread crumbs 2½ cups grated carrot 1½ cup molasses, or 1¼ cup sugar 2 teaspns. salt 1 lb. each raisins and figs cut fine with shears ½ lb. currants ¼ lb. citron sliced 2-4 cups boiling water Steam 4-6 hours. Serve with sauces given for plum pudding of crumbs. =Plum Pudding= 1 qt. (pressed down a little) stale bread crumbs 2½ cups water (1 cup grape juice and 1½ cup water if convenient) ¾ cup English currants ¾ cup raisins, ground ½ cup citron, ground 2 cups chopped apple 1 cup chopped, blanched almonds 4 or 5 tablespns. browned flour 2 teaspns. salt Mix crumbs, almonds, browned flour and salt and add apples. Pour boiling liquid gradually over dried fruits, mixing, until they are separated; then combine all ingredients. Turn into