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Bread Pudding

Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil

Mrs. Jane Davies, Parc, Bala on baking day, 1943

Mrs. Jane Davies, Parc, Bala on baking day, 1943

In order to augment the family income housewives in the coal-mining valleys would prepare this bread-pudding cake in large quantities and sell it from their homes or in the local markets, e.g. at Cwm-aman, Aberdare, Glamorgan.

Puddings

The Recipe

You will need

  • eight ounces stale bread
  • cold water
  • two eggs, well beaten
  • a little milk
  • two ounces brown sugar
  • four ounces sultanas or currants
  • nutmeg, optional

Method

  • Soak the bread in cold water overnight (cold tea or cold milk may be used as alternatives to water).
  • Squeeze the bread to remove excess liquid and then add the eggs, brown sugar, fruit and a little milk.  Beat well to give a fairly stiff consistency.  Add a little nutmeg, if desired.
  • Put the mixture in a greased, shallow tin, place a few knobs of butter on top and bake it in a moderately hot oven for about an hour.
  • When cold, cut into squares and eat as cake.

By adding more milk to this mixture a softer pudding may be prepared.

Dowlais, Glamorgan.

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