How To Make Christmas Plum Pudding

Christmas Plum Pudding.

Take 1 pt bottle grape juice and soak therein 1 small loaf of bread. Take 1 lb finely chopped suet, 2 lbs each of raisins and currants, and 1 cup walnuts, broken, not chopped; dredge over them all enough flour to keep them from sticking. Beat 6 eggs very light, add 1 lb brown sugar, then the soaked bread and fruit, etc, also 1/2 lb citron, cut very fine. Season with 1 teasp salt, 2 teasp allspice, 1 teasp cloves, 1 nutmeg, 4 teasp cinnamon. The mixture should be so stiff a spoon will stand upright, but if too stiff (for some flours thicken more than others), a cup of milk may be added. Put in 4 greased bowls, cover and tie cloths over, so no water can get in. Steam 8 hours, adding water as needed. A dishpan may be used and will hold all 4 puddings, in which case cover with another dishpan.