Foodie Friday - Carrot Pudding

From a Tyrconnell Heritage Society book called 
12 Days of Christmas

CARROT PUDDING

Recipe by Jeanette (Bobier) Patterson, Mother of Marion Page

1 cup grated carrots

1 cup grated potatoes

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup suet

½ cup mixed peal

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 cup seeded raisins

1 cup seedless raisins

½ cup currants

½ cup figs

1 teaspoon molasses

2 cups flour

½ teaspoon cinnamon

Mix. Steam 3 hours covered with foil

Sauce:

2 cups brown sugar

1 cup butter

Add 6 level tablespoons of cornstarch

6 cups boiling water

Dash of salt, vanilla or a little brandy

Mix sugar and butter to liquid on stove. Add the remaining ingredients. 

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