Mrs Beetons Puddings and Desserts Revisited
Sweet Macaroni Pudding
1.1lt (2 pints) Milk
65g (2˝oz) Macaroni
3 Eggs
2 tbsp Brandy.
˝ Lemon, rind only
Sugar and Grated Nutmeg, to taste
Put the macaroni into a saucepan, with 600ml (1 pint) of milk, the lemon peel and let it simmer gently until the macaroni is tender.
Put into a pie dish without the peel.
Mix the remaining milk with the eggs stirring well.
Add the sugar and brandy and pour the mixture over the macaroni.
Grate a little nutmeg over the top.
Bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes.
To make this pudding look nice, a paste should be laid round the edges of the dish and for variety, a layer of preserve or marmalade may be placed on the macaroni, in this case omit the brandy.
Time: 45 minutes to simmer the macaroni. 30 minutes to bake the pudding.
Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.
Seasonable at any time.
SWEET MACARONI PUDDING.
1301. INGREDIENTS - 2-1/2 oz. of macaroni, 2 pints of milk, the rind of 1/2 lemon, 3 eggs, sugar and grated nutmeg to taste, 2 tablespoonfuls of brandy.
Mode - Put the macaroni, with a pint of the milk, into a saucepan with the lemon-peel, and let it simmer gently until the macaroni is tender; then put it into a pie-dish without the peel; mix the other pint of milk with the eggs; stir these well together, adding the sugar and brandy, and pour the mixture over the macaroni. Grate a little nutmeg over the top, and bake in a moderate oven for 1/2 hour. To make this pudding look nice, a paste should be laid round the edges of the dish, and, for variety, a layer of preserve or marmalade may be placed on the macaroni: in this case omit the brandy.
Time - 3/4 hour to simmer the macaroni; 1/2 hour to bake the pudding.
Average cost, 11d.
Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.
Seasonable at any time.
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