This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Ingredients. - Twelve ounces of flour, twelve ounces of breadcrumbs, twelve ounces of finely-chopped suet, twelve ounces of moist sugar, twelve ounces of raisins, halved and stoned, twelve ounces of currants, washed and dried, two heaped teaspoonfuls of baking-powder, two saltspoonfuls of salt, one saltspoonful of ground mace, one saltspoonful of grated nutmeg, about one pint of milk.
Method. - Mix all the dry ingredients well together, add sufficient milk into a very stiff batter, and turn into a well-greased bowl. Boil for six hours, or steam for at least seven hours.
 
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