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Norwegian Prune Pudding archival citation card

Dessert

Norwegian Prune Pudding

A classic 1910 sweet built around lb. prunes, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

  • ½ lb. prunes
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 inch piece stick cinnamon
  • 1⅓ cups boiling water
  • ⅓ cup corn-starch
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Make it happen

Directions

  1. 1

    Pick over and wash prunes, then soak one hour in cold water, and boil until soft; remove stones, obtain meat from stones and add to prunes; then add sugar, cinnamon, boiling water, and simmer ten minutes. Dilute corn-starch with enough cold water to pour easily, add to prune mixture, and cook five minutes. Remove cinnamon, mould, then chill, and serve with cream.

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