Recipe - Chocolate Steamed Pudding

PUDDING
2 Squares unsweetened
chocolate
2 tablespoon Butter
1 cup Flour; sifted
1 One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
1 Egg; beaten
One half cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
One half cup Milk

TOPPING
One half pt Whipping cream; whipped
2 tablespoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Melt chocolate and butter together. Cool. Sift flour, baking powder and
salt together. Beat egg, sugar and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately
with milk to egg mixture, beating after each addition. Add chocolate
mixture last. Pour batter into a greased 1 pound coffee can and cover with
a cloth. Place can in a covered kettle of water (about 3 inches). Cook 1 to
1One half hours. Begin at high heat. As steam escapes, reduce to low heat for
remainder of time. Beat topping ingredients together. Serve over pudding.
Top with slivered almonds or chocolate shavings, if desired. Yield: 68
servings.

LUCY JACKSON (MRS. DORSEY)

From Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.