Ingredients

  • pastry dough
  • 8 ounces all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 ounces shredded suet
  • 1/4 pint chilled water
  • 2 large peeled and cubed potatoes
  • 8 ounces country ham
  • 1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped finely large pinch of parsley
  • 4 ounces of any jam or 4 ounces fruit pie filling

Method

  • Mix flour salt and suet together,.
  • stir in enough water to give a light elastic dough knead very lightly until smooth.
  • Roll out to about 1/4 inch thick.
  • Make an oblong and imagine this in two pieces.
  • Cut the potatoes up into cubes, cut ham up into bite size pieces, chop onion quite small, chop up parsley roughly.
  • Put this mixture in the middle of one side of the pastry, sprinkle with pepper.
  • On the other side spread jam quite thickly or a tin of fruit pie filling.
  • Roll up the entire thing as you would a swiss roll. Wrap the entire sausage in foil and steam the pudding for 2 -4 hours depending on the filling.
  • When the pudding is ready serve the meat and potato half with vegetables. afterwards serve the jam side with custard.