Cold Sauce

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 egg white
• ½ pound beef suet
• ½ pound currants
• ½ pound sultana raisins
• ¼ pound bread crumbs
• ¼ pound mixed peel (citron, lemon, orange)
• ¼ pound flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ pound moist sugar
• 1 lemon
• ½ nutmeg
• 2 ounces almonds (blanched and chopped)
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• ⅓ cup brandy

Directions

1. Cream together the butter and sugar.

2. Add the egg white and mix well.

3. Chop the suet finely and set aside.

4. Wash and dry the currants, removing any stones.

5. Pick over the sultana raisins and stone if large.

6. Sift the bread crumbs into a bowl until you have ¼ pound.

7. Chop the mixed peel into small pieces.

8. In a bowl, combine the flour, chopped suet, and salt, mixing well to avoid lumps.

9. Add the bread crumbs, currants, raisins, moist sugar, and mixed peel, and mix thoroughly.

10. Grate the lemon rind and nutmeg into the mixture.

11. Add the chopped almonds, eggs, milk, and brandy, stirring to combine.

12. Prepare a pudding cloth by sprinkling it with flour and place it in a basin.

13. Transfer the mixture into the center of the cloth and tie securely.