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Ginger Pudding
Serves 6

1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg, well beaten
1/2 cup sour milk
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon ginger
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon soda 
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix and bake or steam like a cottage pudding, sifting the spices
with the flour.  Combine sour milk and molasses add alternately
with flour and spices.

Turn into a greased cake pan bake in a 350F oven for 45 minutes or
pour into greased individual molds and steam for 1 hour.

Note: In the cottage pudding recipes the shortening and the sugar
are creamed then the egg is added.  The flour, spices and baking
powder/soda are combined and the flour mixture is added alternately
to the creamed mixture and the milk mixture.

Note: In all the recipes given the amount of baking powder indicated
is correct when using either tartrate or phosphate baking powder.
With aluminum baking powder use 1/2 the amount specified.

Printable version: ginger-pudding08.txt.