Jun
22

Indian Pudding

Yet another goodie from this lovely little pamphlet: Indian Pudding

2 cups of sweet milk
1/2 pint of suet
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pint of chopped apples
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup of molasses

Scald the milk and sift in enough cornmeal to make a stiff batter; then add the chopped suet and apples; next add molasses with soda dissolved. Grease a pan and put in to bake til done.

She’s silent on her method for making suet. But I’m sure I have a recipe around here. If I find it, I’ll post it.

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4 Comments

  • At 2008.06.22 12:42, biscuit said:

    Erm, my recipes are for bird suet.

    I found this in Wikipedia, though: “As it is the fat from around the kidneys, the connective tissue, blood and other non-fat items must be removed. It then needs to be coarsely grated to make it ready to use. It must be kept refrigerated prior to use and used within a few days of purchase like any meat.

    Packaged suet sold in supermarkets is dehydrated suet. It is mixed with flour to make it stable at room temperature. Because of the addition of flour, some care is needed when using it for older recipes using fresh suet as the proportions of flour to fat can alter. Most modern recipes would stipulate packaged suet.”

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    • At 2008.06.22 15:56, Kate Petersen said:

      I don’t know why you couldn’t use lard, except that’s pig fat and suet is beef fat.

      Or unsalted butter, if you can’t find either of those.

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      • At 2008.06.22 18:27, Translator said:

        If you know a butcher, ask him for beef fat trimmings. Then render them, slowly, until you get clear fat.

        I will say that most hormones and many food additives for cattle concentrate in the fat, so it might be better to modify the recipe to use vegetable oil, but it will not taste the same. Warmest regards, Doc.

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        • At 2008.06.22 18:41, biscuit said:

          Fortunately, I have pretty easy access to free ranged, antibiotic free, etc. beef. In fact, I just learned about an entire store which sells *only* this kind of beef, cut to order, about 15-20 miles north of here. I’m planning a trip very soon.

          I’ve read about Indian pudding all my life, but have never had it. I think most of the recipes I’ve seen over the years have been too convoluted or something. This, tho, seems pretty easy and sounds kind of tasty for a cold winter treat.

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