This is like the ‘Plum Pudding’ you read about in Dickensian Novels.

1 lb butter or 1 1/2 lb ground suet

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

4 cups shredded carrots

4 cups shredded potatoes

4 cups raisins

6 cups flour

2 cups nuts chopped

1 tsp each nutmeg, allspice, cloves, cinnamon and salt

1 pkg orange jello

4 tsp vanilla

juice of 3 oranges and 2 lemons

2 tbsp baking soda

Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Put in wide mouth pint bottles leaving 1 1/2” head space. Boil for 1 hour without lids in pressure canner. Then put lids on bottles and bring to pressure. Process for 30 minutes at 15 lbs pressure. Store in a cool place with your other canned goods.

To Serve:

Remove lid. Warm in microwave for 2 or 3 minutes.  Scoop out 2 or 3 tablespoons full into bowl and top with vanilla ice cream or Yankee hard sauce.  (Recipe is in Sauce section).