Rich Bread and Butter Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 pint new milk
• ¼ pint rich cream
• 4 ounces sugar
• 5 eggs
• a few grains of salt
• 1 glass brandy
• ½ loaf bread, thinly sliced and buttered
• 4 ounces currants
• 1½ ounces finely shredded candied peel

Directions

1. Flavor 1 pint of new milk with lemon rind, bitter almonds, or cinnamon, and simmer.

2. Strain the milk and mix it with ¼ pint of rich cream.

3. Sweeten with 4 ounces of sugar while hot, then stir in 5 well-beaten eggs.

4. Add a few grains of salt and mix briskly while adding a glass of brandy.

5. In a thickly buttered dish, layer ½ loaf of thinly sliced and buttered bread.

6. Sprinkle 4 ounces of currants and 1½ ounces of finely shredded candied peel between the layers.