Maccaroni Pudding

Origin: Tidewater Virginia

Source: Mary Randolph, 1824

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Simmer half a pound of maccaroni in plenty of water with a tablespoonful of salt until tender but not broken. Strain the maccaroni well.
  2. Beat together five egg yolks and two egg whites with half a pint of cream until combined.
  3. Mince white meat and boiled ham very fine. Add three spoonsful of grated cheese, pepper, and salt to the meat mixture.
  4. Mix the meat and cheese mixture with the cooked maccaroni.
  5. Butter a mould and fill it with the maccaroni mixture. Steam it in a pan of boiling water for an hour.
  6. Turn out and serve with rich gravy.

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