Food for Thought Fridays might become a weekly thing...we'll see how the wind blows me on this. I was motivated to write this post after looking through my Grandmother's handwritten/newspaper cropped recipes which I was blessed to inherit so many years ago. Grandma was born in 1900 and some of these recipes are truly a treasure! Today I thought I'd share a very unusual recipe, at least it was for me, "Steamed Carrot Pudding". Judging from the coat advertisement on the back, I would say this one is from the 1930's. I did a google image search and actually found this picture on the http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Steamed-Carrot-Pudding website. You can check their recipe or go by the one I am posting below...
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup grated potatoes
1 cup raisins
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon soda
1/8 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix ingredients, pour into greased pudding mold. Cover tightly, steam 3 hours. Unmold and serve warm.
Quite interesting, as I never usually think of adding sugar to mashed potatoes and carrots. If anyone tries this out, please let me know!
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Nancy McCarroll | November 14, 2010 6:12 AM
Interesting and how odd to make the vegetables into a pudding. Those were the times of making do, probably what our economy will have THIS generation doing soon! Thanks for the recipe, and if I try it, I will let you know!