4 oz caster sugar
4 oz unsaltcd butter
2 eggs, beaten
Level teaspoon instant coffee, dissolved in 1 tablespoon of boiling water and cooled
4 oz self-raising flour, sieved
2 oz walnuts, roughly chopped
2 oz dates, roughly chopped and soaked in 1 tablespoon rum Read more…
2 small apples
1 oz butter
1 tablespoon
lemon juice
(The first three ingredients are optional: raspberry jam can be substituted)
4 oz caster sugar
2 medium eggs, beaten
2 oz cocoa
4 oz self-raising flour
1 oz ground almonds
3 tablespoons cream-type sherry (or fresh milk) Read more…
I wonder to which generation readers belong who enjoy this very typical English steamed pudding, said to be a great favourite with Her Majesty’s gentlemen of the Guards: it was considered too good for the other ranks! I hazard, however, that if you make it on a crisp, cold day a new generation of camp followers will be initiated. Read more…
For those who find black treacle too powerful – but I doubt if they will if they are lovers of suet duffs – then brown treacle, difficult to get, or golden syrup can be substituted.
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