Summer Pudding
- 8 ounces red currants or 8 ounces black currants
- 12 ounces cherries, pitted
- 8 ounces raspberries
- 14 pint water
- 4 -6 ounces sugar
- 6 -8 slices thin white bread
- whipped cream
- Place all the fruits with the water and sugar in a saucepan and simmer until the fruit melts.
- Trim the crusts from the bread.
- Cut each slice in half lengthwise.
- Line the sides of a bowl or souffle dish with some the bread.
- Cover the bottom of the dish with triangles cut from the remaining bread (you want the entire bottom and sides of the bowl covered with bread, fitted neatly).
- Reserve the remainder of the bread for the top.
- Fill the bowl with the fruit mixture.
- Cover with the last of the bread.
- Place a flat plate over the pudding and weight it down with a can.
- Chill in the refrigerator overnight.
- When ready to serve, invert onto a dish and serve with whipped cream.
red currants, cherries, raspberries, water, sugar, thin white bread, whipped cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/summer-pudding-67834 (may not work)