Steamed Holiday Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 c. flour ⓘ
• 1 tsp. soda * ⓘ
• 1 tsp. salt ⓘ
• 1 tsp. cinnamon ⓘ
• 3/4 tsp. mace ⓘ
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg ⓘ
• 1 1/2 c. cut-up raisins ⓘ
• 2 c. currants ⓘ
• 3/4 c. finely cut-up citron ⓘ
• 1/3 c. orange peel
• 1/3 c. lemon peel ⓘ
• 1/2 c. finely chopped walnuts ⓘ
• 1 1/2 c. soft bread crumbs ⓘ
• 2 c. (1/2 lb.) ground suet (I use Crisco) ⓘ
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten ⓘ
• 1/3 c. currant jelly ⓘ
• 1/4 c. fruit juice
• 1/2 c. muscat raisins (optional) ⓘ