Plum Pudding

[cappuccino]

1/4 cup melted shortening

3/4 cup Fancy Molasses

2 beaten eggs

1/4 cup fruit juice

2 cups sifted flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. cloves

1 1/2 cups seeded raisins

1 1/2 cups currants

3/4 cup cut citron

1 1/4 cups mixed peel

Mix shortening, Fancy Molasses, beaten eggs and fruit juice in one bowl. Sift dry ingredients in another bowl. Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients. Add fruit and mix thoroughly. Pour into a well greased 2-quart mold. Cover tightly. Steam 4 to 5 hours. Serve piping hot with Hard Sauce.

Hard Sauce

1/3 cup butter or margarine 2 1/4 cups sifted confectioners sugar

1 tbsp. milk

2 tbsp. Fancy Molasses

1 tsp. flavouring or

1/2 tsp. grated orange rind

Cream butter or margarine until smooth. Blend in confectioner's sugar along with milk and Fancy Molasses. Beat in flavouring or orange rind. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

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