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Otago Witness, Volume 01, Issue 2123, 1 November 1894, Page 51

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Plain Plum Pudding (by request). — Half a pound eafih of flour, suet, brtadcrumbs, 2os sugar, one cup tach of r.usins aiid currants, Bony lemon peel, de i ser'vspton spic«, one tablo^ spoon treacle half a tea«poon of sa ! t. Mis witit one or two eggs and a little milk, boil in a wellflourcd cloth thr«.e hours.

Puddino Sauce. — Mix two tablespoonf uls of cornflour with a descrUpoonful oJ cold milk, and sfc r this into half ajim. of boiling mills previously sw< etened to tas c, and stir it all over the fire till it thickens, then flavour to tasta with ether cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, or a gl»ss of wine.

To Pickle Tongues.- -Cut away the root?, leaving on only a lit le of the tut nnd kerne?. Sprinkle w>th salt and lay them (o drain for 24 hours; thm for each tougm? mix a largo spoonful of call-, tho same quan'ify of coarse sugar, and half as much saltp'-tre ; rub the tongues eveiy clay for a week with the picVle, then add' more salt, and rub them in like manner foi; another seven days ; cr they may be fcimply laid in the brine and turned daily, but this method is not so okl editions.

S\uv, Ror.r, on Victoria Pandwicft. — Tho we ; ght of fc' !•• c t£gs in but r, ilt*u»*, and sugar; m am tho butter, dredge in tho Hour, buga-, a p nch of Silfc, and half a fceaspoonfulof bak ):;;■ p uder; b?attheyoKs and whites of iho cgg.t .v t ,i ak'ly, add thorn, continue beating for Koitu; ui'iiu'ci, then bake in buttered sandwich tir.n. 'J'iirf oven must ba am d »lc one ; when cool hjre-fl ja'U on, and 101 l v lor S-vis^ toll. Jf tor ?.imlt\ich, sprtadone half with j«m, plucs t'_e other half over is tad press slightly togibber; dro^ye with s fkd .sugar, and cut ia sV ip* or fancy shape*.

Shin I'uddinq.— TLis pudtl'iig, if boiled for nbo'i!, Jive hours, is tqual to one made of beefsteak, and is l<-ss (xnensive Lin* i\ basin with M.c ! crust ; fill it with )»e..-< k o'soin of hn f, cut ;n'o 2in squares, ir.d dipped into w< 11-se^soned Hour; \ our in a htt'.p gravy. Cover Lhfj txsin wita a la^er of paste, tie a cloth over, and boil.

for Invalids — Boil 2oz ground rice iv a put of ru>w ruilk, with 2oz loaf sugar ; b >ii th m2O miuutcs a.ud flavour with a lar.rol lea f . Tour tliis into two swill nhapes, 5 :iv ! g previously we t-. d ihem with milk to \k ■' c Ist '.ho r. fa m stic'.inj. To be eaten cold lifxt -lay Ti e puiiding wb. n phc cl oj the d sh :niy b. & irroiUided with marmalade or p esei:.f<. t'R} i-iKD Yr.vr. - Cook a piece of veal until ve-y i uc"ci', lunove the bo;;cb aud gris'le ; befoxe it i.ctrf \ery • o'tl pi'i into a chopping bowl and c' op '■cry vi c : ce.s v with tall, sliwn the liquor, a- cl t our over lh« mo-t so as to nuke it quite mo st. Th"ii \iv s-: firmly into coffee cups and hcfc aw-.y un'il quite cold. Wh> n rendy to s*rve, run i>. knife round tho cdja mi 3 tun out on a boan', slice thin with a sharp knife, and arrange: o:\ & platter, which shoul i be garnished with, p-rtley or other green haves, blic sof le . on li>id on the platter of veal improves it. O ' .v.'^JiSalar. — Five or-*ng s 2oz muscatel 'aru -, 2nx ca-ter sugar, four tables; ooafuls ir.n y. Method: Peel and puJl into quarters jour oi ilie orang'S, removi'g all li'C white pith ; amm g- them nicely in » glass di>li. Stone thti ra ; si< s, mix them with the sugar and brandy. Pour this ovr the orang-s ; 1- 1 them sjftk; then squezzo the juice of trie remaining or&ngo over all. If liked, rather more brandy may be used,

Ft., ii laki:—One1 aki:— One peund of butter, lib fine f.ou", ' b powdered white sug*r, mx eggs, one winp c iass'ul of b-an<*y, one tcaspoviiful of nutmeg, half a teaaioontul of carbonate of soda, lib chopped figs. Beat the butt rto a cretin ; then add the flour to it ; stir the augu- and yolks of eggi together; whip the whi es to a stiff froth with the brandy ; then beat them into the flour, &c. ; add the so;?a and nutmeg, &nd feat tiil the whole is ligiit *.nd creamy looking ; then add the figs. Bake in a buffered papT-lined tin for an hour and a-quavter in a hot oven.