Ingredients. 1 lb.2 day-old white bread

1 cup flour

1 lb.² day-old white bread

1 Ib. currants

1 Ib. sultanas (raisins)

1 Ib. raisins, seeded
3/4 Ib. suet

4 oz.³ peel, finely chopped

2 oz. almonds, shredded
1 apple, grated

1 orange, juice and grated rind

1 teaspoon mixed spice

1/2 nutmeg, grated

1 teaspoon salt

6 eggs, beaten to a froth

1/2 cup stout

1/4 cup brandy

Method

Trim crust and grate bread into crumbs. Put all the ingredients into a big bowl and ask as many friends or members of the family as you can to stir the mixture — for luck. Now add a few silver coins — for luck. Add one extra splash of brandy — for extra luck, Now, put the lot into greased pudding basins and seal with foil and waxed paper, firmly tied on with string. Steam, for 8 hours. For second cooking, just 4 hours is enough. Serve with a sprig of holly and brandy, and warn your guests about the silver coins.

8. Porridge Recipe

Take a half cup of water for every person and bring it to the boil, adding a good pinch of salt. Sprinkle, on to the boiling water, a small handful of Scottish oatmeal for each person and stir. Simmer gently for a quarter of an hour, stirring'occasionally. The Scots, themselves, eat it just like this, but others prefer porridge with milk and sugar, or jam, or golden syrup.

Shepherd’s pie — a pie consisting of chopped meat and onions, covered with a crust of mashed potatoes.

9. Shepherd's Pie Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup leftover meal, minced

1 onion, minced
pepper and salt
leftover gravy or stock

2 cups leftover boiled or mashed potatoes

Method

Mix the meat and onion and season. Mois­ ten with gravy or stock. Put the mixture in the bottom of a pie dish and cover with a thick layer of mashed potatoes. Cook for 45 minutes. Simple, cheap and nourishing. Shepherd's pie can be served as a meal in itself or with a green vegetable, like cabbage or spinach. It is a favourite dish in many British pubs, where it is cooked in big trays and kept warm on a hot plate.

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