Christmas Pudding | 8th Day Co-op

Ingredients

• 10oz (300g) bread crumbs (1 small loaf with the crusts cut off)
• 8oz (225g) muscovado sugar
• 12oz (350g) dried fruit
• 4oz (100g) margarine
• 1 level teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 level teaspoon ground cinnamon
• good pinch of nutmeg (2 grates of a fresh nutmeg!)
• 2 level dessert spoons molasses
• 2 eggs (or 4 tablespoons sunflower oil for a vegan pudding)
• juice from half a lemon
• 1 teaspoon of lime juice (optional)
• ½ wine glass rum or brandy or 10 drops rum essence