Peel and cut in eighths, 4 apples. Put in a kettle
with 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of
molasses; cover and place on the stove or over a
slow fire. Make a dough as for dumplings (see
rule). Drop the dough onto the hot apples. Cover
tight and cook 20 minutes. Serve with cream, milk
or hard sauce. Blue berries, huckleberries,
peaches, can be used in place of apples, omitting
the molasses and adding a little more sugar.
_Dried Fruit_
All dried fruit should be thoroughly washed in
cold water, covered with fresh cold water and
allowed to soak all night, stewed slowly over a
low fire or on the back of the stove for an hour.
Add, if necessary, sugar; stew 15 minutes longer
and set away to cool. Do not stew fruit in tin
receptacles; use enamel or agate.
_Indian Pudding_
For 5 persons
1/2 cup of Indian meal
3/4 cup of molasses
1 teaspoonful of salt
Mix thoroughly, add to 1 quart of scalded milk,
cook in double boiler 1/2 hour, stir often. Pour
into buttered baking dish; allow to cool. Pour 1
cup cold water on top of pudding. Do not stir it
in. Bake in a slow oven 3 hours.
_Rice Pudding_