Still in 1932

The jumper is still growing. I am now up to the first sleeve after completing the front and back. 

I knitted the back while watching the lovely Romeo and Juliet. What a gorgeous movie.

Not sure if you can tell from this photo but I need to knit 9 inches of rib for the sleeves. The rib comes almost to the elbow. I've never seen that before.

And how did the 1932 recipes work out? 

I cooked Hot Chocolate Hedgehog. Can't go wrong with chocolate, right?!

I bought a set of three metal pudding basins a while ago and they make steamed puddings much quicker and easier. I particularly like that you can easily lift the lid and check for doneness, rather than when you use the paper, foil and string method.

I really love my hand beaters. I have been using them for a while now and was surprised to find that it takes pretty much the same amount of time to beat as with the electric beaters. I just get an arm workout as an extra bonus! 

The batter tasted pretty good. Yes, I admit, I did lick the spoon! 

And the finished pudding! It was yummy, very dense and rich. The breadcrumbs made all the difference to the texture. 

I can see that their serving sizes were much smaller than ours. This was a family recipe and when I first read the ingredients I thought it wasn't going to be enough. The amounts were about half a modern recipe's ingredients list. But it was definitely enough. I think it might do the whole family good to go on a 1930s/1940s diet in regards to portion size. Everything nowadays is way too super-sized!

Let me know if you would like to try any of the other recipes and cannot see the photo clearly. I would love you to share if you cooked any of these puddings!

A final question - tea or coffee? Which is your choice? I love my tea. I collect vintage trios which I really should get out and use more often. There is nothing quite as lovely as morning tea from a special cup, saucer and plate. I will have to show you them sometime!