Instructions: Mix flour with soda, spices, suet, salt and sugar. Stir buttermilk into dry ingredients; add raisins and nuts and stir until thoroughly combined. Spoon mixture into 2 greased 1 lb coffee cans or a 2 qt pudding mold; cover with greased aluminum foil. Place on trivet or rack in large kettle or Dutch oven; add enough boiling water to come halfway up[ side of can or mold.

Steam (the water in the kettle should be bubbling), kettle covered, 3 hours or until wooden pick comes out clean. Remove coffee cans or mold from eater. Let stand about 10 mins. With a knife, loosen pudding around edge of can, turn out of cans. Serve warm with the Spicy Butter Sauce.

Spicy Butter Sauce: Combine sugar and cornstarch in small saucepan, stir in water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbly.

Add butter, spices and vanilla; blend well. Serve hot.

Makes about 1 1/2
cups.

Tootie Notes:
This recipe is about 100 years old. I think it was probably a common dish of my Grandmothers era. This dish keeps in the refrigerator for at least a week and freezes very well. To heat: Put in top of double boiler and heat over boiling water.The sauce is smooth and spicy and serve hot.

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