Steamed Partridgeberry Pudding¶

Bernie Bowers
Andy and Kate Bowers

Rum sauce optional

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
½ cup sugar
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup margarine
1 ¼ cups fresh partridgeberries*
¾ cup milk

Sauce:

¼ cup butter
½ cup icing sugar
3 to 4 tsp rum, or to taste

Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Rub in margarine. Add berries and then milk, stirring lightly and folding, to make a batter. Pour into a greased 1 quart mold. Place over boiling water and steam for 1 ½ hours.

Sauce: Cream butter in a double boiler over hot water. Add icing sugar, stirring constantly. Add rum. Stir constantly until thickened. Pour over warm pudding. Enjoy!

*Blueberries may also be used.