Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1911 — Farmers’ Plum Pudding. [ARTICLE]

Farmers’ Plum Pudding.

Put in a basin two cupfuls of flour, a pinch of salt, two level teaspoonfuls of baking powder and one each of ginger and cinnamon. Sift and mix well, then add one-half pound each candied peel, currants or raisins, or both currants and raisins. Next add one-half cupful of molasses, one-half cupful of milk mixed with one beaten egg and stir to a batter-like consistency. Put in a buttered mold and steam three hours, with buttered paper tied over the top in place of a lid.