Ingredients

• ½ pound figs
• 1 ¼ cups bread crumbs
• 1 cup almonds or walnuts
• 1 cup of light brown sugar (scant)
• ½ cup candied grapefruit peel
• ¼ cup candied lemon peel
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 4 eggs, beaten
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

1. Chop the figs and mix with fluffy crumbs. Brown the almonds or walnuts (if using almonds, they should be blanched, skinned and chopped. Walnuts should be chopped).
2. Mix with all the other ingredients.
3. Put the mixture into a greased mold and steam 2 ½ hours (The pudding may also be baked in a 325 oven for 1 hour). Moist, soft grapefruit peel adds a very good flavor.
4. Serve with a brandy and cream sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• 2 slices bread
• confectioners' sugar or warm syrup
• strawberries and pecans (optional)
• fresh whipping cream (optional)
• crushed candy canes (optional)

Instructions

1. Beat together egg, milk, cinnamon, vanilla and salt.
2. Heat a lightly oiled (or use cooking spray) skilled or griddle over medium (not high!) heat.
3. Soak bread slices in egg mixture for 20 seconds on each side until thoroughly coated.
4. Cook bread slices until both sides are lightly browned and slightly crisp.
5. Serve hot, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar or smothered in warm syrup.
6. Optional - garnish with strawberries, other berries, pecans, or crushed candy canes.

Ingredients

• 2 cups red cinnamon candies
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 quarts apple juice
• 1 quart pineapple juice
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 3 pints ginger ale
• pineapple rings (optional)
• apple juice (optional)
• cinnamon sticks (optional)

Instructions

1. Melt cinnamon candies in water.
2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Garnish with pineapple rings frozen in apple juice and/or cinnamon sticks.