Lord Randall’s Pudding

The famous ballad recording Lord Randall’s caddish behaviour, and his ensuing death at the hands of one of his family, seems to have no connection with this pudding. Pudding Club members would doubt that such a rotter could be a pudding lover.

Ingredients:

• 5 oz. plain flour
• 1 tsp. bicarbonate of soda
• 5 oz. butter
• 4 oz. soft brown sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 6 fl. oz. milk
• 5 oz. dried apricots, chopped
• 5 oz. thick dark marmalade

Directions: Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda together. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the beaten eggs, milk, flour and apricots separately to the butter mixture. Beat vigorously and then finally stir in the marmalade. Turn the mixture into a greased 2-pint pudding basin and cover securely. Steam for 1½-2 hours. Turn out and serve with custard. Serves 4-6.

From: The Pudding Club Book: 100 Luscious Recipes from the World-Famous Pudding Club