Old-fashioned Figgy Duff

Difficulty: easy Prep Time: Ten Minutes Total Time: More than 1 hour
3 cups bread crumbs
1 tsp each ginger, allspice and cinnamon
1 cup raisins
3 tbsp molasses
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 tbsp hot water
1 tsp baking soda

Soak breadcrumbs in water for few minutes. Squeeze out water. Combine breadcrumbs and raisins, salt, spices and mix with a fork. Add molasses, melted butter and baking soda which has been dissolved in hot water. Add flour and brown sugar and mix well. Pour into dampened pudding bag. Cook with Jiggs' dinner for 1 hour.