This section is from the "The National Cook Book" book, by Marion Harland And Christine Terhune Herrick. Also available from Amazon: National Cook Book
One pint of milk; two eggs ; one and a half Cupfuls of Indian meal; two small tablespoonfuls of beef-suet; two tablespoonfuls of molasses; half a teaspoonful each of cinnamon and ground ginger ; saltspoonful of salt; pinch of soda.
Heat the milk boiling-hot; add the soda and pour upon the meal. Stir well; add the suet, powdered, and the salt. When this mixture is cold put with it the eggs, beaten light, the molasses and spices, and beat all hard. Turn into a well-greased mould, and steam four hours. Eat with hard sauce.
 
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