French Fruit Pudding

A dish — finely chopped suet and molasses carry it.

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 1 cup finely chopped suet
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 1½ teaspoons soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon clove
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1¼ cups raisins, seeded and chopped
  • ¾ cup currants
  • 2¾ cups flour
  • _Mrs. Carrie M. Dearborn_
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 cup sour milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Add the molasses and sour milk to the suet and stir to combine.
  2. Mix and sift 2 cups of the flour with the soda, salt, cinnamon, and clove.
  3. Add the sifted flour mixture to the suet mixture and stir.
  4. Mix the raisins and currants with the remaining flour, then add to the batter.
  5. Turn the batter into a buttered mould and cover it.
  6. Steam for 4 hours.

Steps last refined 2026-11-12 — we sharpen our recipes every week, so check back.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories473
Protein7.5 g
Fat1.9 g
Carbs110.5 g
Fiber4.3 g
Sodium218 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States