Puddings
Prune Soufflé
Soak prunes overnight and stew in the same water until tender. Remove stones and mash to a smooth pulp. Beat the egg-whites until stiff…
Chocolate Soufflé
Make a sauce of the milk, flour, chocolate, fat and sugar. Stir in the egg yolks, and fold in the beaten egg-whites. Proceed as in Prune…
Brown Betty
1 pint bread-crums from center of loaf Juice and grated rind of lemon or orange
Peach Betty
½ cup fine bread- or cake- 4 tablespoons butter Cut the peaches in halves, removing the stones. Place the halves in a baking-dish, hollow…
Orange and Rice
Pare oranges, cut in halves crosswise and remove the core. and Cook the halves in a sirup made from equal parts of sugar water, to which a…
Cream Rice Pudding
½ teaspoon cinnamon or nut- 1 quart milk meg Wash the rice thoroughly, add the other ingredients and pour into a greased baking-dish. Bake…
Indian Pudding
Place the milk in a double boiler and when it is scalding hot add avoid the meal, moistened with cold water, and stir constantly to -dish…
Bread Pudding
2 cups stale but not dry bread 2 eggs Soak the bread in the milk until it is very soft, then mash it fine. Heat together until nearly…
Coconut Pudding
Soak the bread and coconut in the milk until soft, then mash and add the sugar, salt and melted fat. Beat the white and yolk of the egg…
Queen of Puddings
2 cups stale but not dry bread- I/2 cup sugar Soak the crums in the hot milk until soft; then add the egg-yolks mixed with the sugar, pour…
Orange and Macaroon Pudding
Soak the almond macaroons in the milk until soft. Beat the eggs and add to them the sugar and the grated rind of one orange. Do not grate…
Fruit Shortcake
Mix and sift the dry ingredients and work in the shortening with the fingers or a knife. Gradually add enough milk to make a soft dough…
New England Pandowdy
Fill a deep earthen or porcelain-lined pudding dish with peeled and cored tart apples. Add one or two tablespoons water to make a little…
Suet Pudding
Mix and sift the dry ingredients, keeping one-half cup of flour to sift over the raisins. Chop the suet fine and add it to the milk and…
Steamed Chocolate Pudding
Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt. Mix the sirup with the water and add to the flour mixture. Stir in the mashed potatoes and…
Steamed Cherry Pudding
Cream the fat and sugar and add the beaten eggs. Sift together the flour and baking-powder and add to the first mixture alternately with…
Date Pudding
Chop the dates and suet very fine. Mix the suet with the breadcrums. Add the dates and the sugar. Stir in the egg, add milk, and flour in…
English Plum Pudding
Mix the suet, the fruit and the chopped peel and dredge with some of the flour. Mix together the remaining flour, crums, spices and sugar…
Pear Conde
1 quart raspberries or straw- 1 teaspoon salt berries Wash the rice and cook it in the boiling water until the water is absorbed, then add…
Peasant Girl with a Veil
This is a delicious Danish pudding. Crumble bits of graham or rye bread to make fine crums. Add a little sugar to the crums and heat them…
Fruit Charlotte
Line cups with triangular pieces of sponge cake and chocolate cake, alternating. Fill the center with slices of orange and peach. Chill…
Plain Soft Custard
2 whole eggs or 4 egg-yolks Scald the milk in the top of the double boiler. Beat together slightly the eggs, sugar and salt. Add the hot…
Ways of Serving Soft Custard
Soft custard may be served in sherbet cups, frappé glasses or deep sauce dishes, garnished with whipped cream and pieces of tart jelly. It…