May S. Metzler’s 1921 Recipe for ‘Oatmeal Betty’
This early C20th recipe is simple to the point of minimalism and should appeal to anyone who enjoys a bit of stodge on their pudding plate.
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Elizabeth Raffald’s 1769 Recipe for ‘Damson Dumplins’
In which a very tasty-sounding C18th damson pudding recipe leads to much dumplin-themed discussion.
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Esther Copley’s 1827 Recipe for ‘Baked Apple or Gooseberry Pudding’
Here’s a quick and easy recipe for a batter pudding, that sounds like a delicious way to make great use of some of your gooseberry crop.
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Alexis Soyer’s 1855 Recipe for Fruit Puddings
This is a very simple recipe for a classic, English-style, boiled pudding, penned by a rather remarkable author.
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The Twelve Historical Fruit Recipes of Christmas
Tra la laaaa la la laaaa la, tra la la la la laaaa! It’s Christmas time, and here’s a selection of fruity dishes from the archives for your holiday dinner table.
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Gertrude Mackay’s 1913 Recipe for ‘Apple Christmas Pudding’
This rice- and apple-based alternative to the classic Yuletide pud sounds rather delicious, but does it really scream “Christmas”?
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How To: Make Mini Baked Apples with Flapjack Stuffing
This baked apple pudding is simple and quick to prepare and bake, and is absolutely delicious with lashings of custard.
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Juliet Corson’s 1882 Recipe for ‘Racket Club Pudding’
This simple C19th pudding recipe sounds sounds like a hearty, wholesome, stick-to-your-ribs, winter warmer of a dish to me.
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Making Miss Beecher’s ‘Apple Lemon Pudding’ from 1848
My long quest to find a properly lemon-flavoured lemon pudding has led me to this nineteenth century recipe.
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Miss Beecher’s 1848 Recipe for ‘An Apple Lemon Pudding’
This C19th recipe for a lemony, appley, baked egg custard sounds like simplicity itself to prepare and rather delicious to eat.
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John Farley’s 1783 Recipe for ‘Prune Pudding’
Here’s a typically gnomic C18th recipe for a boiled plum pudding, which I’m sure would be very tasty, if you can get it to work…
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Mrs J. C. Croly’s 1866 Recipe for ‘Apple and Tapioca / Sago Pudding’
Can this pair of mid-C19th recipes redeem two nightmare puddings of school-day infamy, via the addition of tasty baked apples?
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In Search of the Original ‘Summer Pudding’
In which I see if I can uncover the origins of the classic chilled fruit-and-bread dessert.
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Eliza Acton’s 1855 Recipe for ‘Saxe Gotha Pudding’
Here’s a recipe for a tasty-sounding batter pudding that will make good use of your redcurrant glut, should you happen to have one.
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Lady Maria Clutterbuck’s 1852 Recipe for ‘Swiss Pudding’
This quick and easy pudding recipe comes from a volume that is presumed to have been penned by the wife of one of England’s most famous literary figures…
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Oh Bring Us A Figgy Pudding (Or Else..!)
Fine, you can have the pudding! Just stop singing at me. And you have to promise not to come back again tomorrow, okay?
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John Mollard’s 1836 Recipe for a ‘Pulpton of Apples’
An oven-baked pudding of stewed apple and breadcrumbs? Sounds good to me. This C19th recipe has the details.
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Charlotte Mason, on Making ‘An Excellent Plumb Pudding’
Here’s a late C18th recipe for what amounts to a slightly less rich and spicy version of a modern-day Christmas Pud.
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William Kitchiner’s 1823 Recipe for ‘Boston Apple Pudding’
Spiced apple puree, sugar, eggs and cream, baked in a pastry case? It’s a nineteenth century apple quiche, surely?
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Making Eliza Acton’s ‘Essex Pudding (Cheap and Good)’ from 1845
In which I have a go at re-creating a historical orchard recipe for the first time… with rather delicious results.
