Date Pudding 

Ingredients 

• 1 tablespoon butter 

• 1 tablespoon dripping 

• 1 ½ cups SR flour 

• 1 cup milk 

• 1 cup sugar 

• 1 cup date, chopped 

• A little nutmeg and spice 

• Pinch of salt 

Method 

Sift the flour with the nutmeg, spice and salt. Rub in the butter and dripping. Add the sugar, dates and milk. Mix well, place into steamed pudding tin. Boil 2-3 hours in a covered saucepan. The water in the saucepan needs to come up to at least half way up the pudding tin, top up with boiled water from the kettle during cooking to maintain the water level.