Take the suet, flour, and eggs; beat these together with the milk, and the salt; put in the raisins just before you tie it up; they should be rubbed in flour to prevent them from sinking; dried cherries, or pared dried peaches, are very good instead of raisins; scald the cloth and flour it; leave room for the pudding to swell. If you put one-fourth corn meal, you can do with fewer eggs.
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers.