Mrs. D. C. Lysaght’s Christmas Plum Pudding (Without Flour)

Name: Mrs. D. C. Lysaght’s Christmas Plum Pudding (Without Flour)
Total time: 8 h
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: Raisins stoned 2 lb.; mixed peel 1 lb.; brown sugar 1 lb.; currants well washed 2 lb.; sultanas well cleaned in floured cloth 2 lb.; sweet almonds chopped and blanched 1 lb.; eggs well beaten 14; suet finely chopped 2 lb.; bread-crumbs 2 lb.; not quite a quart of old beer.; brandy ½ pint; spice 1 teaspoonful

Chepstow, Monmouth, 1931

Preparation info

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
8 hr

Appears in

Good Things in England

By Florence White

Published 1932

About

Ingredients

Raisins stoned 2 lb.
currants well washed 2 lb.
sultanas well clean

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert

Method

Mix all these ingredients, except the brandy and beer, all together in a large pan and leave all night.
Stir again next day and add brandy and beer.
The mixture should be stiff and not too moist.
Place in buttered basins, cover with a piece of buttered paper and tie down with cloths.
Boil 8 hours for large puddings