Brown Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 eggs
2 ounces white sugar
4 ounces butter
4 ounces self raising flour
2 tablespoons apricot jam
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tablespoon boiling water

Preparation

Mix first five ingredients together until just blended.
Dissolve bicarb.soda in boiling water.
Add immediately to pudding mixture and lightly combine.
Pour into greased 4 cup (32 oz)capacity steamed pudding tin with firm fitting lid and steam approximately 1 1/2 hours.
Serve hot or cold with custard.