A committee of ladies collected the receipts; the editor of the Manual of Domestic Economy arranged them — British cookery and household management, c.1864.

The Elegant Economist's Pudding

2 pages in this part of The British Cookery Book.

The Elegant Economist's Pudding (Salt boil it two hours turn it)

and salt, boil it two hours, turn it out into the dish, and pour wine sauce over it.

The Elegant Economist's Pudding (Fill a pie-dish with slices)

950. Fill a pie-dish with slices of cold plum-pudding, within about an inch of the top, fill the dish up with a cold custard made of two…

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