Mansfield Pudding

Ingredients

• The crumb of 2 rolls
• 1 pint milk
• sugar to taste
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoonful brandy
• 6 oz chopped suet
• 2 tablespoonful flour
• 1/2 lb currants
• 1/2 teaspoonful grated nutmeg
• 2 tablespoonful cream

Instructions

1. Slice the roll very thin, and pour upon it a pint of boiling milk;
2. let it remain covered close for 1/4 hour, then beat it up with a fork, and sweeten with moist sugar;
3. stir in the chopped suet, flour, currants, and nutmeg.
4. Mix these ingredients well together, moisten with the eggs, brandy, and cream;
5. beat the mixture for 2 or 3 minutes, put it into a buttered dish or mould, and bake in a moderate oven for 1-1/4 hour.
6. Turn it out, strew sifted sugar over, and serve.