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My mother use to make a pudding or dessert every day while we were growing up I carried on this tradition with my own family as it was always a nice treat after the the main meal, the children loved them as much as I did 100g (2oz) butter 1 1/4 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 egg 1 tbsp Cocoa 1 tsp Vanilla Essence Chocolate Sauce 1 cup sugar 1 tsp cocoa 1 cup water Method Cream butter and sugar together, add egg and vanilla Add flour, BP and cocoa mix altogether until smooth. Put into greased ovenware dish. Sprinkle sauce mixture over the top, Pour water over and Bake moderate oven 35 - 40 minutes. Plum Duff (Boiled in a cloth) 4 0Z Butter melted 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp BP 1 cup raisins or saltanas, or currents 1 tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp spice Cold china tea or coffee Method Put large saucepan of water on to boil. Mix Butter and sugar together, add the raisins, cinnamon and spice. Pour in the cold tea or coffee to mix enough liquid for sticky consistancy. sprinkle flour onto the cloth (I use old flour bag or a thin cotton dish towel) pour out the mixture into the middle of cloth and sprinkle flour over the top and roll the mixture to cover with flour. Tie the top of the bag with enough room for the mixture to expand as it cooks. Place into the boiling water and turn down the element (burner) to simmer for 1 1/2 hour. Cinnamon Sauce 2-3 tbsp corn flour (cornstarch) 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups milk 1 tsp cinnamon In a saucepan add the cornstarch and slowly add the milk and cinnamon over medium heat stirring ocassionaly, once mixture starts to boil add the sugar and stir constantly as it thickens. Cook for a few minutes. Rice Milk Pudding (same receipe and method for Tapioca, Sago and Semolina - American readers, NZ has 3 sizes Tapioca is large and often nicknamed 'frogs eyes' sago is the size of Tapioca found in the States and Semolina is about the size of Grits) I have used this receipe to make 'Grits Milk Pudding', my husband whom is from the south, North Carolina, where Grits is a favourite loves the way I make it this way too, and still adds butter! 1 cup rice 1/2 pint milk Method 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 pint milk In baking dish pour rice and milk, bake in oven mod heat approx 3/4 to an hour Pull skin off, mix the rice mixture and add milk and sugar, return to the oven and bake until golden brown. Alternative: Add saltana's, or raisens or currents Macaroni Milk Pudding 1 cup macaroni 1/2 pint milk 2 eggs 1/2 cup sugar Method Beat eggs, sugar and milk together In baking dish, pour maccaroni, milk, eggs and sugar Bake in mod oven (350o) for approx 1 hour Egg Custard 1/2 pint milk 2 eggs 1/2 cup sugar Method Beat eggs, sugar and milk together Sprinkle nutmeg and bake 350o for approx 30 minutes Eaten hot or cold with fruit 
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