Raspberry Steamed Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons sago
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 eggs
2 cups fresh white breadcrumbs
1/2 cup fig, chopped
1 cup frozen raspberries
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar

Preparation

Place sago into a large basin with milk. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Next day:Grease and line base of a 6 cup pudding basin. Stir all the remaining ingredients into the sago and spoon mixture into basin.
Cover securely with 2 sheets of aluminium foil and string. Steam in a large, covered saucepan of almost boiling water for 3 hours or until cooked (keep topping up saucepan with boiling water to come half way up side of basin).
Serve hot with custard.