Nana'S Christmas Pudding And Ice Cream Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pt. bread crumbs (stale bread)
1 c. sugar
1 pinch salt
1 egg
1/4 c. Crisco, melted
1 c. milk
2 Tbsp. molasses
1 c. flour
1 c. raisins (additional fruit may be added such as candied cherries, etc.)
1 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 2 tsp. hot water
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients.
Add moist ingredients.
Steam in can* or plum pudding mold for 2 hours in water bath.
Make sure water comes halfway up the can and simmers, but does not boil.