Bohemia Village Voice

Shelagh Davy writes (Aug 2006)

The following recipe for Apple Dump(ling?) is a 19th. century one from Fairford in Gloucestershire, and is taken from Gloucestershire & Avon Life, Februrary 1978.

To make a good pudding,
take heed to your cousin
Take two pennorth of eggs
when a shilling a dozen
And of the same fruit
which Eve had once chosen,
Well pared and well chopped,
at least half a dozen.

Six ounces of bread,
give your uncle the crust,
The crumbs must be grated
as small as the dust.
Four ounces of sugar
wont make it too sweet,
Some spice, also nutmeg,
will make it complete,

Six ounces of currants
from stones you must sort,
Least they break up your teeth
and spoil all the sport,
Take four ounces of suet
well chopped it must be,
The mixture now ready,
quite good you will see.
Three hours let it boil
without hurry or flutter,
Then serve it up
with sugar and butter.

Shelagh Davy, Clarence Road

[Anyone want to try this one? -ed]