OLD BAKED BREAD PUDDING

Ingredients:

1 lb. bread scraps (day old, not dry)

¼ lb. sugar,

¼ lb. currants or sultanas

1 oz. finely chopped suet or lard

1 egg tsp. of nutmeg tsp. of cinnamon pinch of salt

Cut the bread into small pieces and put into a bowl with enough cold water to cover. Soak until soft. Press water away and beat bread finely with fork. Beat egg and add to bread with fruit, sugar, spices and salt. Mix well and put into a well greased or oiled pie dish or cake pan. Bake one hour at 350ºF.

- Spencer Levan TIMES publisher