This 1867 recipe for None Such Pudding is unusual because not only is
it dated, but that it was written down at all. Most recipes were passed
down word of mouth- a pinch of this and a dash of that and were never
recorded. With 9 eggs and a piece of butter the size of an egg (what
kind of egg is not stated- chicken? turkey? ostrich? T-Rex?) this
mixture probably contained enough cholesterol to be lethal. But these
were the good old days, nothing was known about such things. This was
found in the Caulk family papers who lived on Island Creek Neck,
Trappe, Md.
None Such
2 pints of Bread crumbs. I quart of milk. 9 eggs. 1 cup of sugar. 1
Lemon the rind grated in the pudding. the juice in white of the egg,
and 1 cup of sugar. A piece of butter the size of an egg for the
pudding. May 24th 1867
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