Christmas Pudding(My Grandmother'S Recipe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. (24 oz.) mixed dried fruit
1/2 lb. (8 oz.) butter
1/2 lb. (8 oz.) brown sugar
rind of one lemon
1 grated nutmeg
5 eggs
1/2 lb. (8 oz.) flour
1/2 Tbsp. mixed spice
1 tsp. bicarbonate of soda
pinch of salt
1/4 lb. (4 oz.) breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp. brandy or sherry

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar and add lemon rind and nutmeg.
Add beaten eggs gradually.
Sift flour, spice, soda and salt together and add fruit also.
Add crumbs and brandy and mix well.
Tie securely in well floured pudding cloth, allowing room to swell. (May use calico or muslin.)
Keep boiling in large saucepan (adding boiling water as needed) for 6 to 8 hours and hang to dry. Alternately it may be cooked in a steamer.
Reheat when ready to serve by boiling for 1 hour.
Serve with custard and/or brandy butter.