1776.—BACHELOR'S PUDDING. (Fr.—Pouding à la Garçon.)
Ingredients.—4 ozs. of breadcrumbs, 4 ozs. of currants cleaned and picked, 4 ozs. of apples weighed after being pared and cored, 2 ozs. of sugar, 3 eggs, the grated rind of ½ a lemon, 1 small teaspoonful of baking-powder, nutmeg, salt.
Method.—Chop the apples coarsely, add to them the breadcrumbs, currants, sugar, lemon-rind, a good pinch each of nutmeg and salt, mix well together, then stir in the well-beaten eggs. Let the mixture stand for ½ an hour, then stir in the baking-powder, add more milk if the mixture is at all stiff, and turn into a well greased basin. Steam or boil about 3 hours, and serve with sweet melted butter sauce No. 357.
Time.—Altogether, about 3 hours. Average Cost, 8d. Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.
1777.—BACHELOR'S PUDDING. (Another Method.)
Ingredients.—8 ozs. of flour, 4 ozs. of finely-chopped suet, 4 ozs. of sugar, 2 ozs. of rasins, stoned, 2 ozs. of sultanas, cleaned and picked, 1 egg, 1 teaspoonful of baking-powder, ¼ of a pint of milk.
Method.—Mix all the dry ingredients together, add the milk and the egg (previously beaten), and stir well. Put into a well greased piedish, and bake gently for about 1¼ hours. When ready, turn out of the dish, dredge well with sugar, and serve hot.
Time.—From 1¾ to 2 hours. Average Cost, about 8d. Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.
1778.—BAKEWELL PUDDING. (Sec Bakewell Tart, No. 1684.)
1779.—BANANA PUDDING. (Fr.—Pouding de Bananes.)
Ingredients.—2 bananas, 4 ozs. of castor sugar, 4 ozs. of flour, 1 oz. of butter, ½ a gill of cream or milk, 3 eggs.
Method.—Cream the butter and the sugar well together, beat in the yolks of the eggs separately, stir in the flour, and add the cream or milk, and the bananas thinly sliced. Whip the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, add them lightly to the rest of the ingredients, and pour the mixture into 1 large or several small well-buttered moulds. Steam or bake a large pudding from 1 to 1¼ hours, or small ones from 30 to 35 minutes. Serve with a fruit syrup or sweet sauce.
Time.—From 1½ to 1¾ hours. Average Cost, 9d. Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.
