Recipes Featuring Currants
- Drop Cake
1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1 cup raisins & currants
1 tsp nutmeg, grated - Mince-Meat Pies
Tongue
3 pounds of fresh beef suet
3 pounds of apples
1 pound of jar raisins
4 pounds of currants
1 pound of white sugar
1/2 ounce of mace
1 1/4 ounce each of nutmeg
Cloves
Cinnamon
3 half-p - Troy Pudding
1 cup milk
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup currants
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp baking soda, dissolved in milk
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp ground cloves
Flour
For the sauce:
1 egg, beaten to a froth
1 cup powdered - Washington Loaf Cake
3 cups sugar
2 cups butter
1 cup sour milk
5 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
3 Tbsps cinnamon
1/2 nutmeg, grated
2 cups raisins
1 cup currants
4 cups flour, sifted
- Rice Pudding | 1 cup rice
1 cup rice
3 tablespoon butter
5 tablespoon sugar
1 quart cream
1 glass wine
5 eggs
1 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
Salt
1/4 pound raisins, cut in halves
1/2 pound Zante currants
1/4 pound citro - Currant Pie
1 cup currants
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons water
- Coffee Cake
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
1 cup strong, cold coffee
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsps cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 cup raisins or currants
5 cups flour, sifted
- Boston Cookies | 1 cup butter
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 tablespoons hot water
3 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup chopped nut meat, hickory or English walnut
1/2 c - Suet Pudding with Brandy Sauce
1 pound beef suet, chopped
1 pound flour
1 pound bread crumbs
3 eggs
1 pint molasses
1/2 pint milk
1 teaspoon soda
1 pound brown sugar
1/4 ounce salt
1 pound currants, cleaned
1 pound raisin - French Fruit Pudding
1 cup finely chopped suet
1 cup molasses
1 cup sour milk
1 1/2 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon clove
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups raisins, seeded and chopped
3/4 cup currants
