Kate'S Date Pudding("Will Keep For Months And May Be Reheated".) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. suet, chopped fine
1 c. molasses
2 c. sweet milk
1/2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
1 c. chopped dates
1 c. chopped raisins
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
5 eggs, separated
1/2 c. cold water
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. cream of tartar
2 c. cranberries
1 c. chopped walnuts
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. sugar
1 c. flour
1 Tbsp. almond extract
3/4 c. soft butter
5 lb. venison, boiled and chopped fine
2 1/2 lb. pork, boiled and chopped fine
1 peck apples, chopped fine (should measure twice the amount of meat)
2 c. mixed candied fruit, chopped fine
4 lb. seedless raisins
2 lb. currants
2 c. brown sugar
1 c. fruit jam or jelly
juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
juice and grated rind of 1 orange
salt to taste
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. vinegar
1 bowl suet
2 bowls cooked meat
3 bowls apples
2 bowls sugar
1/2 bowl vinegar
1/2 bowl molasses
1 c. seeded raisins
1 c. seedless raisins
2 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. molasses
1/2 c. sour milk
2 c. flour
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
few grains salt
1 c. sour cream
2 eggs
1/4 tsp. soda
1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 7/8 c. flour
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. molasses
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 teacup lard
3 eggs
1 heaping tsp. cinnamon
flour (to make a stiff dough)
2 fairly heaping tsp. ginger
4 Tbsp. vinegar
2 heaping tsp. baking soda (stirred into vinegar) *
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Those were the entire original directions.
More complete directions: Crisco instead of lard and measure flour about 5 1/2 to 6 cups.
Cream Crisco and sugar.
Beat in eggs.
Add molasses. Mix cinnamon and ginger into 2 cups flour and add.
(Note:
Place vinegar in measuring cup and hold over mixing bowl while adding the baking soda; beat into mixture with remaining flour.)