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Norwegian Prune Pudding

1½ lb. prunes = 22 prunes 2 cups cold water 1 cup sugar 1 inch piece stick cinnamon 11½ cups boiling water 1/3 cup corn-starch 1 tablespoon lemon juice Pick over and wash prunes, then soak one hour in cold water, and boil until soft in same water. Obtain meat from stones and add to prunes and water; then add sugar, cinnamon, boiling water, and simmer ten minutes. Dilute cornstarch with enough cold water to pour easily, add to prune mixture, and cook five minutes. Remove cinnamon, add lemon juice, mould, then chill, and serve with cream.

Nut Prune Soufflé Follow recipe for Norwegian Prune Pudding, then add whites two eggs beaten stiff and one-half cup walnut meats broken in pieces.

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