VICTUALS

A Receipt Without Its Victuals

1. 1
   Take two

   ; when the

   be clean'd, boil them as for eating, draw out every bone, and when cold shred the flesh in a wooden bowl as small as

   crumbs.
2. 2
   Take the crumb of a penny loaf of

   , three quarters of a pound of

   shred exceeding fine, half a pound of

   well wash'd, and half a pound of

   stoned and shred.
3. 3
   Mingle the

   ,

   and

   with half a pound of sugar, half a nutmeg grated, six

   and a little salt; work the

   well through it, with as much

   as will wet the whole.
4. 4
   Butter your cloth, tie the pudding up tight, and let it boil two hours; the

   and fruit will keep it tender.
5. 5
   Turn it forth, stick it prettily with

   , and send it up with a little more

   if you please.