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Cherry Pig
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 8
My granny made this, we love it. It has the consistency of an old fashion date pudding. We eat with or without milk, icing sugar or granulated work as a nice topper.
Ingredients:
2 cups sifted flour
3 tablespoons shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup water, to make a dough to roll out
2 (19 ounce) cans cherries, tart (sour)
sugar, to sprinkle
Directions:
1. Mix first 5 ingredients.
2. Roll out dough.
3. Spread drained cherries onto dough.
4. Sprinkle with sugar.
5. Roll up and wrap loosely in a clean cloth (plain cotton muslin will do) and pin together.
6. Carefully place in boiling water and boil for at least 30 minutes.
7. (Dough will be a bit slimy, not flaky, for obvious reasons.)
8. Serve in a bowl with milk (can add a sprinkle of nutmeg and sugar if desired).
9. Can be eaten hot or cold.
By RecipeOfHealth.com