Vintage - 1927: The Empire Strikes Back.

some vintage Christmas recipes from my collection –



1927: The Empire Strikes Back.

The King’s Christmas Pudding, or, the All-British (Empire) Pudding.

5 lb. currants (Australia)

5 lb. sultanas (Australia)

5 lb. stoned raisins (South Africa)

1 ½ lb. minced apple (Canada)

5 lb. breadcrumbs (United Kingdom)

5 lb. beef suet (New Zealand)

2 lb. cut candied peel (South Africa)

2 ½ lb flour (United Kingdom)

2 ½ lb. Demarara sugar (West Indies)

20 eggs (Irish Free State)

2 oz. ground cinnamon (Ceylon)

1 ½ oz. ground cloves (Zanzibar)

1 ½ oz. ground nutmegs (Straits Settlements)

1 teaspoonful pudding spice (India)

1 gill brandy (Cyprus)

2 gills rum (Jamaica)

2 quarts old beer (England)



This was prepared by “the usual method” of course.

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