Spotted Dick

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Ingredients

  • 12 oz. flour

  • 4 oz. caster sugar

  • Pinch of salt

  • 6 oz. currants

  • 6 oz. finely chopped suet

  • Milk to mix

Method

  1. Sift together the flour and salt.

  2. Add the suet, sugar, and fruit and mix with the milk to form a soft dough.

  3. Form into a roll and turn onto well-floured cloth.

  4. Roll up the cloth loosely and tie at both ends, leaving enough room for the pudding to swell.

  5. Drop into the boiling water and simmer for 2 hours or steam for 2 1/4 hours.

  6. Serve with custard or lemon sauce.

Courtesy of member Anthea G. Brown, Raleigh, N.C, House of Lancaster Cookery Book, 1986