Suet Pudding with Hard Sauce – Grandma Elma

1/2 cup suet, ground or chopped fine
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp salt
1 teaspoon soda
Enough flour to make a stiff batter
raisins (optional)

Put water over suet, add salt and let stand for a few minutes

Add molasses, soda and raisins

Add enough flour to make a stiff batter

Steam until done on top of stove in steamer or double boiler.

Serve sliced with Hard Sauce

Hard Sauce Recipe

1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup boiling water
1 tablespoon butter

Cream the butter, sugar and flour in a saucepan. Add dd vinegar and vanilla. Stir in  boiling water and cook until thick enough for a pourable sauce.

 

Grandma made this every Christmas for dessert.