Christmas Pudding

Difficulty: easy Prep Time: More than 15 Minutes Total Time: More than 1 hour
Pudding:
2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp sugar

1/2 cup molasses

1 egg

Some candied peel or fruits, raisins, nuts and cherries

1 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp each of spice, cinnamon, cloves or 1 1/2 tsp. mixed spices

Milk


Hard Sauce:

2 tbsp. butter

1/2 cup icing sugar

Vanilla

Pudding:
Add milk if more liquid is required (not too hard or too soft). Steam about 1 1/2 hours.

Hard Sauce:
Cream butter and icing sugar. Add a couple of drops of vanilla. Place in refrigerator.