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THE BRIDE'S COOK BOOK
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BREAD PUDDING
1 qt, scalded milk Y:3 c sugar 1 c dry or %, t salt 2 c stale crumbs 2 to 4 eggs Soak crumbs in milk, add sugar, salt, and beaten eggs, also 1 tb butter, if desired. Pour in buttered, shallow baking dish, bake in moderate oven till firm, using test for firm custard; or steam, if desired, using steamer, or placing in pan of water, kept hot but not boiling. Many variations are possrible. Any of those suggested for custards may be used, or, 1 c raisins, figs, dates, or nuts may be stirred in before baking. Jelly or conserve may be spread over top before meringue is added. A tart jelly, like plum or currant, is especially palatable. 2 t mixed spices may be used, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger, if desired. Molasses may be substituted for part of sugar. Bread pudding should be creamy in texture, not solid. TAPIOCA PUDDING
1 qt. scalded milk 1"i t salt Y:3 c tapioca 2 or more eggs Y:3 c sugar Stir soaked tapioca into hot milk. Continue stirring, and when it begins to thicken, add sugar, salt, slightly beaten eggs and 1 tb butter, if desired. Flavor with nutmeg, vanilla, fruit, nuts, or fru:it juice. Pour into buttered baking dish, and bake in slow oven, until firm. Eggs may be omitted, or yolks only may be used and whites reserved for meringue. 01', the tapioca may be cooked till transparent, on top of stove, in double boiler. The stiffly beaten whites may then be folded in before serving. May be served hot, or turned into molds, and served cold. Fruit sauce, whipped cream, or soft custard may be served with it. APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING Y:3 c tapioca spk salt 1 pt. water Y:3 t cinnamon Y:3 c sugar Cook tapioca in boiling water in double boiler, stirring constantly until transparent. Then add sugar and spice, if desired. Butter a baking dish and place in it, cored and pared apIes, whole or in sections. If left whole the centers may be filled with sugar, raisins. nuts or jelly. Pour cooked tapioca over apples. Bake until apples are tender. Serve with cream or soft custard.