This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
Ingredients. - Sixteen ounces of finely-chopped suet, sixteen ounces of breadcrumbs, sixteen ounces of sugar, the juice of four large lemons, and the finely-grated rind of two lemons, four eggs.
Method. - Mix all the dry ingredients together, add the eggs, and a little milk if the mixture appears too stiff. Turn into a buttered bowl, steam or boil from three and a half to four hours, and serve with a suitable sauce.
 
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