Dessert Recipes: Steamed Date Puddingby Kendall

Steamed Date Pudding

½ c. melted shortening
1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs, well beaten
1 ½ c. dates, pitted and chopped
1 ½ c. sifted flour
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
½ c. chopped black walnuts

Fluffy Hard Sauce **recipe below**

Combine shortening, brown sugar, and eggs; stir in dates.

Sift together dry ingredients. Fold into egg mixture with lemon rind and nuts. (If pudding seems dry, add 1 to 2 Tbsp. milk.) Fill 8 greased individual molds 2/3 full. Steam on rack (with 1” hot water) in covered kettle for 1 hour, or in pressure pan as directed by manufacturer.

Serve warm with Fluffy Hard Sauce. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Fluffy Hard Sauce

½ c butter or margarine
2 c. sifted confectioners sugar
1 egg yolk, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg white, beaten stiff

Cream butter; blend in sugar. Add egg yolk and vanilla; beat well.

Fold egg whites into creamed mixture. Serve at room temperature. Makes 1 2/3 cups.