American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Cabinet Pudding

Original Recipe

Butter well the inside of a pudding-mold. Have ready a cupful of chopped citron, raisins and currants. Sprinkle some of this fruit on the bottom of the mold, then slices of stale sponge cake; shake over this some spices, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, then fruit again and cake, until the mold is nearly full. Make a custard of a quart of milk, four eggs, a pinch of salt, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter; pour this over the cake without cooking it; let it stand and soak one hour; then steam one hour and a half. Serve with wine sauce or a custard. Seasoned with wine. Manhattan Beach Hotel.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cupful of chopped citron
  • 1 custard of a quart of milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoonfuls of melted butter
  • 1 hour
  • 1 hour and a half
  • 1 custard

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Butter well the inside of a pudding-mold.

  2. 2

    Have ready a cupful of chopped citron, raisins and currants.

  3. 3

    Sprinkle some of this fruit on the bottom of the mold, then slices of stale sponge cake; shake over this some spices, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, then fruit again and cake, until the mold is nearly full.

  4. 4

    Make a custard of a quart of milk, four eggs, a pinch of salt, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter; pour this over the cake without cooking it; let it stand and soak one hour; then steam one hour and a half.

  5. 5

    Serve with wine sauce or a custard.

  6. 6

    Seasoned with wine. _Manhattan Beach Hotel._.

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