Total Cost - 4½d. Time - Three Hours.

Put the flour into a basin; stone the raisins and cut them in half, mis in the sugar and carbonate of soda. Dissolve the dripping in the water, pour in and make into a dough, leave it to stand all night. Dip a cloth in boiling water and tie the pudding up tightly. Plunge into plenty of boiling water, and keep it boiling steadily for three hours; turn into a hot dish. A little custard sauce served with this pudding is a great improvement.