This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
One pound of flour, three-quarters of a pound of stoned raisins, three-quarters of a pound of fat of salt pork (well washed and cut into small dices or chopped), two tablespoon-fuls of sugar or treacle, add one-half pint of water, mix all together, put into a cloth tied tightly. Boil for four hours and serve. If time will not admit, boil only for two hours. How to spoil the above. Add anything to it.
 
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