It was then that I realized I was hungry. I offered her something to eat...
Blood Pudding
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INGREDIENTS:
3 quarts pork blood
1-1/2 pounds raisins
1-1/4 pounds sugar
1 pound mixed nuts & chestnuts
3/4 pound rice--cooked
2 oranges with all rind
1 pound figs
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons salt
bay leaf
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DIRECTIONS:
Mix all and bake in oven for one (1) hour.
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COMMENTS:
This pudding was made when the hogs were slaughtered
on the farm.
Although this may sound strange to us today,
"Blood Pudding" was a common dish during the earlier
part of this century. When a hog was slaughtered,
nothing went to waste.
The text says, "Blood pudding tastes delicious."