Cracker Pudding

Original Day Family cookbook

Ingredients:

• • 24 common crackers

  • 3 quarts milk

  • 1 cup raisins

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 4 eggs, beaten

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 2 tablespoon butter

Directions:

Crush common crackers. Combine with milk, raisins, sugar, eggs and salt in buttered 4-quart ironstone or glass baking dish. Dot with butter. Place in preheated 350o oven. Reduce to 325o after l hour. Bake a total of about 3 hours, stirring often, until it turns a golden rown. Do not stir during last 45 mins to allow crust to form. Serve warm, with hard and soft sauces.

Hard Sauce:

• • ¼ pound butter

  • 1 pound confectioners' sugar

  • 2 tablespoon milk

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream butter; gradually add sugar and milk. Add vanilla. Spoon into serving dish and chill until hard.

Soft Sauce:

• • 2 cups sugar

  • 4 tablespoon flour

  • 2 cups water

  • 1 tablespoon butter

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix flour thoroughly with sugar; add water and butter. Bring tot a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 min, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and add vanilla.

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