Son of a Gun In a Sack

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1-1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tbsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup ground suet (5 ounces)
• 1 (5 1/3 oz) can evaporated milk (2/3 cup)
• 1/2 cup light molasses
• Whiskey Sauce (optional)
• Sweetened whipped cream (optional)
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 1/4 cup Jack Daniel's Whiskey

1. In mixing bowl combine flour, bread, crumbs, sugar, soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
2. Stir in raisins, suet, and nuts.
3. Stir in milk and molasses; mix well.
4. Arrange layers of cheese cloth to form a 16 inch square about 1/8 inch thick; set in a 1 quart bowl.
5. Fill cheesecloth with pudding mixture; bring up sides of cheesecloth allowing room for expansion of the pudding; tie tightly with string.
6. Place the sack in a colander.
7. Place colander in kettle; add enough boiling water to cover the sack.
8. Cover; boil gently for 2 hours.
9. Remove colander from pan; remove cheesecloth from around pudding at once.
10. Turn pudding, rounded side up, on plate.
11. Let stand 30 minutes before serving.
12. Serve warm with whipped cream or whiskey sauce, if desired.
13. Serves 10-12.
14. FOR THE WHISKEY SAUCE: Melt the butter in a cast-iron skillet or heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
15. Stir in the sugar and cook, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
16. Gradually stir in the cream and half-and-half and bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
17. Cook, stirring for 10-12 minutes, until the mixture becomes a smooth, medium-thick sauce.
18. Remove from the heat and stir in the whiskey.
19. Serve the warmed sauce spooned over Son-of-a-Gun-in-a-Sack.
20. Makes about 2 cups.
21. Heritage Cooking BHG

flour, bread crumbs, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, raisins, ground suet, milk, light molasses, whiskey sauce, whipped cream, butter, sugar, heavy whipping cream, cream, s whiskey

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/21135 (may not work)