Gingerbread Pudding

[Fairfield]

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Gingerbread Pudding is an old favorite recipe in New England (and probably in other areas). The old recipe from Bangor, Maine (1861) calls for 1/2 cup sugar, of molasses and of milk; 3 cups flour; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon soda and ginger to taste. Steam for 3/4 hour.

The Boston Cultivator (newspaper, 1863) requires:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sour milk with 1 cup molasses and 1 teaspoon of soda stirred in
Rub butter into flour combine with liquid. Steam 3 hours. Serve with either warm or cold sauce.

This is an English style pudding and is more like a cake. In fact, I understand that there are modern recipes for cakes called "Gingerbread Pudding Cake".

 

[donna]

It sounds good. I have always liked gingerbread and ginger snap cookies.

 

[Fairfield]

It sounds good. I have always liked gingerbread and ginger snap cookies.

Me too! Right now I am pigging out on those wonderful Swedish gingersnaps that are practically wafers. When I was a child, we had a dog who was so crazy about gingersnaps that he would paw through any unattended bags of groceries--bypassing packets of meat--looking for the box of gingersnaps that would always there.

 

[JOHN42768]

Gingersnaps, gingerbread and now gingerbread pudding. All yummy and ginger is suppose to be good for the digestive system

 

[Mrs. V]

When I go to re-enactments, I always bring ginger snap cookies..we have a local brand that has good snap to the cookies, and a solid ginger taste. I'll have to buy more, so that I can share the brand.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

This sounds delicious.

With the exception of gingerbread, it's very similar to our Deep South staple . . . New Orleans bread pudding.

 

[Fairfield]

This sounds delicious.

With the exception of gingerbread, it's very similar to our Deep South staple . . . New Orleans bread pudding.

Bread pudding is much beloved here in New England also--sounds like our forefathers all knew a good thing when they tasted it!

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

Bread pudding is much beloved here in New England also--sounds like our forefathers all knew a good thing when they tasted it!

That's for sure! It is a dessert in one form or another in almost every restaurant.

 

[donna]

Bread pudding is always a favorite. There are several threads on it.

 

[KianGaf]

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Gingerbread Pudding is an old favorite recipe in New England (and probably in other areas). The old recipe from Bangor, Maine (1861) calls for 1/2 cup sugar, of molasses and of milk; 3 cups flour; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon soda and ginger to taste. Steam for 3/4 hour.

The Boston Cultivator (newspaper, 1863) requires:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sour milk with 1 cup molasses and 1 teaspoon of soda stirred in
Rub butter into flour combine with liquid. Steam 3 hours. Serve with either warm or cold sauce.

This is an English style pudding and is more like a cake. In fact, I understand that there are modern recipes for cakes called "Gingerbread Pudding Cake".

Is it a bit like an English Bread & Butter pudding. It seems to have soft wet consistency. I'd say it would be tasty with some custard.

 

[Fairfield]

Is it a bit like an English Bread & Butter pudding. It seems to have soft wet consistency. I'd say it would be tasty with some custard.

It is very much like English Bread Pudding--I'd say a direct descendant .

 

[donna]

A great dish to make during the Christmas season.