Ingredients. - Ten or twelve slices of bread and butter, one and a half pints of milk, two dessertspoonfuls of sugar, four eggs, sultanas, raisins, currants, or candied peel, if liked.

Method. - Butter a pudding bowl, sprinkle it with currants, or chopped peel, or arrange raisins or sultanas in some simple design on the bottom and sides of the bowl. Cut each slice of bread into four pieces, place them in layers, each layer being sprinkled with fruit and a little finely-chopped candied peel. Beat the eggs, add the milk and sugar, stir until the sugar is dissolved, then pour slowly over the bread, etc. Let it stand at least one hour, if convenient for two hours, before being cooked. Cover the top with a greased paper, and steam slowly for about one hour. Serve with a sweet sauce or fruit syrup.