Required: One teacupful of prepared wheat-grains. One quart of milk. Two ounces of stoned raisins. Two ounces of cleaned currants. Two ounces of loaf sugar. Two eggs.

A little brandy or home-made wine. A little nutmeg. (Sufficient for six.)

In the western counties prepared wheat can be bought for a few pence per pint at any confectioner's. If it is not possible to purchase it, it can be prepared at home.

Soak a pint of husked wheat in cold water for twenty-four hours; then put it, with a pint of cold water, in a covered jar. Place this in the oven, and bake slowly till the grains are quite soft. It is then ready.

Boil the milk in a large saucepan. Put the stoned raisins and currants into a pan with enough boiling water to cover them. Boil them for five minutes until they feel soft and are well swollen.

Drain off the water, add the fruit to the milk. Put in the wheat, sugar, and nutmeg, and boil slowly for about twenty minutes. Take the pan off the fire, let the mixture cool slightly; then beat up the eggs, and strain them in. Stir it over the fire for a few minutes for it to thicken, but, like a custard, it must not be allowed to boil. Add the brandy or wine. Pour it into a deep bowl, and serve it cold.

Cost, about 8d.