Bread pudding

• Large White Loaf
• 4oz shredded suet
• 4oz soft brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon black treacle
• 6oz cleaned currents
• 6oz cleaned sultanas
• 4oz cleaned raisins
• 2oz mixed chopped peal
• Pinch salt
• 2 heaped teaspoons mixed spice
• 2 large eggs, beaten

Process

• Oven to 375 deg F (Gas mark 5)
• Line 9 inch square tin with greaseproof paper
• Tear bread into small pieces (including crust)
• Soak bread in water for an hour.
• Drain water - squeeze out as much as possible
• Add suet, sugar, treacle, currents, sultanas, raisins, peel, salt, mixed spice and eggs.
• Mix well
• Turn mixture into tin
• Cook in preheated oven for 1 hour 15 minutes (Aga cooking time could be much less, say 1 hour)
• Cut into squares
• Serve with sugar, custard, cream, evaporated milk, or just eat by itself.