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Black Cap Pudding

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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. a pound of currants
  2. Apple
  3. Pudding
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Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Make a good batter pudding.
  2. Pick and wash a quarter of a pound of currants, which lay at the bottom of a mould previously well buttered;
  3. pour the batter in over them and boil two hours.
  4. When turned out the currants will be on the top ;
  5. this forms the black cap.
  6. Probable cost of custard per pint, 7d.
  7. Black Caps ( see Apple Black Caps).

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Chef's knife