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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700 g (1l/2 lb) green tomatoes, skinned and roughly chopped
225 g (8 oz) cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped
1 large onion, skinned and chopped
125 g (4 oz) soft dark brown sugar
125 g (4 oz) sultanas
50 g (2 oz) raisins
5 ml (I level tsp) salt
200 ml (7 fl oz) malt vinegar
2 small pieces of dried root ginger
1.25 ml (l/4 level tsp) cayenne pepper
2.5 ml (1/2 level tsp) mustard powder
2.5 ml (l/2 level tsp) chilli powder Read more…
100g (4 oz) jam or marmalade
2.5 ml (1/2 level tsp) arrowroot or cornflour
few drops of lemon juice Read more…
