Saturday, December 12, 2015

Ada's Large Plum Pudding

1 teaspoon bicarb in 1 cup cold tea plus extra tea
2 cups pain flour 
1 cup self raising flour
1 cup sugar
Vanilla essence
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, all spice, ginger, nutmeg
1 whole packet mixed fruit
1/2 raisins
2oz margarine 
Mix dry and crumb margarine 
Add tea
Have unbleached calico, put into boiling water. Let lid squeeze water out. 
Put plate at bottom of pan. 
Put cloth in colander. 
Add mixture. 
Tie with string. 
Add to boiling water. Turn hour. 
Cook for 4.5 hours