Svisker Gröt - Norwegian Prune Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb prune
2 cups water, hot (just below the boiling point)
1 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 inch cinnamon stick
1/2 cup water, boiling
1/3 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh is best)

Preparation

Wash prunes, cover with hot water and let stand for an hour; simmer until soft.
Remove stones and add prunes back to cooking water; add sugar, salt, cinnamon and boiling water and simmer for ten minutes.
Mix cornstarch with a little cold water to make a smooth paste; add to prune mixture and cook for five minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove cinnamon and add lemon juice.
Pour into a mold, chill and serve with cream.
**Variation: fold in the stiffly-beaten whites of two eggs to which 2 tablespons of sugar have been added and 1/2 cup of nut meats (butternuts, hazlenuts, hickory nuts or walnuts).