nue in this
way until all the paste, yolks and sugar are well mixed; add lastly
the whites of the 4 eggs, beaten to a stiff froth; put 1 teaspoonful
currant jelly into each apple, pour the batter over the apples and
bake 3/4 hour; serve with hard sauce.
371. +Old-Fashioned Apple Pudding.+-- 1/2 pound finely chopped suet, 1
pound flour, 1 teaspoonful salt and 1 cup cold water; sift flour and
salt into a bowl, add the suet and mix the whole with the water into
a stiff paste; roll it out on a floured board 1/4 inch in thickness,
put in the center 1/2 dozen finely cut tart apples, sprinkle 1
tablespoonful sugar and a little flour between them and add a pinch
of nutmeg and 1 teaspoonful butter in small pieces; dip a large
napkin in hot water, ring out and dust it with flour; cover the
apples with the paste, lay the pudding in center of cloth, fold the
cloth together and tie it tightly; have a large kettle of water with
1/2 tablespoonful salt over the fire; as soon as it boils put in the
pudding, cover the kettle and boil 2 hours; serve with hard, brandy
or cherry wine sauce and if liquor is objected to serve with nutmeg
sauce. The pudding should be served as soon as taken from the water.
For a small family half these quantities will be sufficient.
372. +Roly-Poly.+-- 1 cup finely chopped suet, 2 cups prepared flour,
1 egg and 3/4 cup water; mix this into a stiff dough, roll out 1/8 of an
inch in thickness, brush it over with beaten egg and sprinkle over 1
tablespoonful bread crumbs; put on a layer of finely cut apples,
sprinkle over 1 spoonful sugar, roll the dough up like a music
sheet, brush the outside all over with beaten eggs and sprinkle with
fine bread crumbs; dip a napkin into hot water, wring out dry and
dust the inside with flour; put the pudding in center of cloth, fold
the napkin around it, lap the ends over and fasten with a pin; tie a
string around it, drop into slightly salted boiling water and boil
for 2 hours; serve with the following sauce:--Mix 1 tablespoonful
cornstarch with 1/2 cup cold water and add 1 cup boiling water and 2
tablespoonfuls butter; boil 5 minutes, strain through a sieve, add 1
cup sugar, a little lemon juice and 1 cup sherry wine; or serve with
hard sauce.
373. +Roly-Poly Tutti Frutti.+-- Prepare a dough the same as in
foregoing recipe; roll out 1/8 of an inch thick, brush over with
beaten egg and sprinkle 1 tablespoonful bread or cracker crumbs over
it; pare, core and slice 1/2 d
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