Mrs Beetons Vegetables Revisited
Pease Pudding
900ml (1½ pints) Split Peas
50g (2oz) Butter
2 Eggs
Pepper and Salt, to taste
Put the peas to soak over night, in water and float off any that are wormeaten or discoloured.
Tie them loosely in a clean cloth, leaving a little room for them to swell.
Boil in cold water, allowing 2½ hours after the water has simmered.
When the peas are tender.
Take them out and drain.
Rub them through a colander with a wooden spoon.
Add the butter, eggs, salt and pepper.
Beat well together for a few minutes, until the ingredients are well incorporated.
Tie them tightly in a floured cloth.
Boil the pudding for another hour.
Turn it out on to the dish.
Serve very hot.
This pudding should always be served with boiled leg of pork and is an exceedingly nice accompaniment to boiled beef.
Time: 2½ hours to boil the peas, tied loosely in the cloth. 1 hour for the pudding.
Sufficient for 7 or 8 persons.
Seasonable from September to March.
PEASE PUDDING
1323. INGREDIENTS - 1-1/2 pint of split peas, 2 oz. of butter, 2 eggs, pepper and salt to taste.
Mode - Put the peas to soak over-night, in rain-water, and float off any that are wormeaten or discoloured. Tie them loosely in a clean cloth, leaving a little room for them to swell, and put them on to boil in cold rain-water, allowing 2–1/2 hours after the water has simmered up. When the peas are tender, take them up and drain; rub them through a colander with a wooden spoon; add the butter, eggs, pepper, and salt; beat all well together for a few minutes, until the ingredients are well incorporated; then tie them tightly in a floured cloth; boil the pudding for another hour, turn it on to the dish, and serve very hot. This pudding should always be sent to table with boiled leg of pork, and is an exceedingly nice accompaniment to boiled beef.
Time - 2-1/2 hours to boil the peas, tied loosely in the cloth; 1 hour for the pudding.
Average cost, 6d.
Sufficient for 7 or 8 persons.
Seasonable from September to March.
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