bottom of saucepan; put the paste in a dish, mix
it with the pounded nuts and set aside to cool; stir 1-1/2
tablespoonfuls butter to a cream and add by degrees the yolks of 8
eggs, 4 tablespoonfuls sugar and (by spoonfuls) the paste; when all
is well mixed add the whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff froth;
butter a pudding dish, sprinkle with bread crumbs, fill in the
mixture, set the dish into a pan of hot water and bake 1 hour in a
medium hot oven; when done turn it onto a dish and serve with fruit
or nut sauce; care should be taken not to use too small a dish, as
the pudding raises very light; serve as soon as baked.

336. +Uncle Tom's Pudding.+-- Mix 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder with 3
cups sifted flour and a little salt, add 1 cup molasses, 1 cup
finely chopped suet, 2 tablespoonfuls sugar, 1 teaspoonful ground
ginger, 1 teaspoonful cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoonful cloves, 1/2 grated
nutmeg, 1 cup buttermilk and 3 eggs; butter a pudding form, sprinkle
with bread crumbs, fill in the mixture and boil 2 hours; serve with
lemon or hard sauce.

337. +Plain German Flour Pudding.+-- Sift 4 cups flour, add 1/2
teaspoonful salt, 4 tablespoonfuls sugar, the grated rind of 1
lemon, 1 cup seedless raisins, 1 yeast cake dissolved in 1/2 cup warm
milk, 2 tablespoonfuls melted butter, 1-1/2 cups warm milk and 2 eggs;
mix all together into a stiff batter; butter a pudding form,
sprinkle with bread crumbs, fill in the mixture and set in a warm
place till it rises to double its height; then cover the form and
boil 2 hours; serve with roast meat and stewed fruit or with sauce.

338. +The Queen of Puddings (with Strawberries).+-- 1 cup sugar, 2
cups fine bread crumbs, 6 eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls butter, the grated
rind of 1 lemon, 4 cups milk and 1 pint strawberries; soak the bread
crumbs in the milk for 1/2 hour; stir butter and sugar to a cream, add
by degrees the yolks of the eggs and next the bread crumbs (by
spoonfuls), stirring constantly; lastly add the whites of 3 eggs,
beaten to a stiff froth, and the lemon; fill this into a buttered
pudding dish, which should be a large one and but 2/3 full; bake until
done; draw to the front of oven, put a layer of fresh strawberries
over it, sprinkle with sugar and cover with a meringue made of the 3
remaining whites of eggs and 1 tablespoonful powdered sugar; put it
back in the oven and bake for a few minutes, until the meringue
begins to color; serve cold with cream or vanilla sauce. Any kin