Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 6 tblsp flour
• 2 tblsp jam (any sort)
• butter the size of an egg
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 heaped tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup milk

Preparation time
15 minutes

Preparation
Rub butter, sugar and flour together, then add jam. Add baking soda dissolved in the milk and mix well. Place in greased pudding basin cover with grease proof paper, tie securely and steam 1 1/2 hrs. Serve with hot creamy custard.

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup corn meal
• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup dark molasses
• 2 cups light cream
• 2 cups heavy cream

Preparation time
25 minutes

Preparation
Preheat oven to 275F — very low. Combine the corn meal with one cup of milk.
Scald the remaining three cups of milk in a saucepan over medium heat.
Stir in the corn meal mixture a little at a time and cook, stirring, constantly, for 15 minutes, or until the mixture is about as thick as breakfast cereal.
It is important to keep stirring to prevent lumps.

Remove from heat.

Combine sugar, spices and salt, stir them into the corn, mixture. Add the molasses and light cream.

Pour into a greased two-quart baking dish and bake for two hours.
Set aside at least an hour. Serve pudding warm with a pitcher of heavy cream to pour over each portion at the table.

Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 150ml/5fl oz milk
• 2 tbsp cream
• 50g/2oz plain chocolate
• 25g/1oz butter
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• 2.5cm/1in root ginger, grated

Preparation time
30 minutes

Preparation

• Put the milk in pan to heat. Bring to the boil and add the cream, keep warm.
• Put the chocolate and butter in a bowl and mix well. Grate the ginger into the mixture, add the golden syrup, hot milk and cream and stir until melted.
• Sieve the sauce and keep warm until needed.