ut in
more Flower, or more then one white of Egg to this proportion, it will
binde the Pudding too close and stiff.

In plain Bag-puddings it makes them much more savoury, to put into them a
little Penny-royal shreded very small, as also other sweet-Herbs. You must
put in so little, as not to taste strong of them, but onely to quicken the
other flat Ingredients.

ANOTHER BAKED PUDDING

Take a Pint and half of good Sweet-cream; set it on the fire, and let it
just boil up, take a peny Manchet, not too new, cut off the crust, and
slice it very thin, put it into a clean earthen pan, and pour the Cream
upon it, and cover it very close an hour or thereabouts, to steep the
bread; when it is steeped enough, take four New laid-eggs, yolks and
whites, beat them with a spoonful of Rose-water, and two of Sack; grate
into it half a Nutmeg, and put into it a quarter of a pound of good
white-Sugar finely beaten, stir all this together with the Cream and Bread;
then shred very small half a pound of good Beef-kidney-suet, and put this
to the rest, and mingle them very well together with a slice or spoon; then
size your dish, that you intend to bake it in, and rub the bottom of it
with a little sweet-Butter; then put your pudding into it, and take the
Marrow of two good bones, and stick it in lumps here and there all over
your Pudding; so put it into the oven three quarters of an hour, in which
time it will be well baked. Strew on it some fine Sugar, and serve it.

TO MAKE BLACK PUDDINGS

Take a pottle of half-cut Groats; pick them clean, that there may be no
husks nor foulness in them; then put them into a Mortar, bruise them a
little with a Pestle; then have ready either Milk, or fresh meat-broth
boiled up, and the Oat-meal immediately put into it; It must be just so
much as will cover it; then cover the thing close that it is in, and let it
steep twenty four hours; To this two quarts of Oatmeal, put a pint and
half of blood, season it well with Salt, and a little Pepper, and a little
beaten Cloves and Mace, eight Eggs, yolks and whites, five pound of
Kidney-beef-suet shred, but not too small; then put in of these herbs;
Peny-royal, Fennel, Leek-blades, Parsley, Sage, Straw-berry-leaves and
Violet leaves, equal parts, in all to the quantity of a good handful; let
them be pick'd and washed very clean, and chop'd very small, and mingled
well with the former things; Then fill your Puddings.

Make ready your guts in this manner.