I believe this pudding had it's origin during the Ango-Boer war, when certain foods were in short supply.
Ingenuity prevailed and this is a delicious dessert which is very easy to make
Pudding ingredients
2 cups stale breadcrumbs
½ cup milk
½ lb [225g] sugar
6 oz [170g] raisins
¼ cup water
3 tsp butter
2½tbsp tapioca
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
To make the pudding
Place the tapioca in a bowl, add the milk and soak overnight
Preheat oven to 350
oF [175
oC]
Mix the bicarbonate of soda with the water
Stir in the sugar and continue stirring until it dissolves fully.
Add the breadcrumbs and let rest for 15 minutes while the breadcrumbs soak up the water
Add the milk and tapioca. Mix well
Melt the butter and stir into the mixture
Add raisins and blend in well
Pour the mixture into a greased oven proof dish
Bake for approximately 40 minutes
Test the pudding with a thin skewer, which should come out clean
Remove the dessert from the oven and serve immediately with hot custard.
This South African War pudding tastes great and makes a fast economical dessert
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