Raisin Pudding 

 Ingredients 

• 3 cups plain flour 

• 1 teaspoon each of bicarb soda, cream of tartar, and spice 

• 2 cups raisins 

• 2 or 3 eggs 

• 1 cup sugar 

• 2 tablespoons butter 

• 2 tablespoons treacle 

• 1 cup milk 

 Method 

Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar and spice together. Rub in the butter. Add the chopped raisins, sugar and treacle. Beat the eggs and milk together, then mix with the other ingredients. Put the pudding mixture into a steamed pudding tin or bowl. Place the tin in a saucepan with enough water to come at least halfway up the pudding tin. Cover the saucepan and boil for 2½ hours. Check the water level during cooking and top up with boiling water from the kettle as needed to keep it at least halfway up the tin.