Frozen Pudding With Rum

Not a "hasty pudding", this sweet dessert comes from the Creole chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

• Ready In: 5 hrs
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  cup  mixed candied fruit, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup rum
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  pinch salt
• 2 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1  cup heavy cream, whipped

Directions

1. Mix fruits with rum and cover tightly.
2. Let stand for 2 or 3 hours.
3. Beat eggs; add sugar and salt and mix thoroughly.
4. Add milk.
5. Cook in a double boiler stirring constantly.
6. When thickened, remove from heat and cool.
7. Fold in whipped cream and fruits.
8. Pour into a pan and freeze for an hour.
9. Beat; return to freezer for another hour and beat again.
10. Repeat once more; fill small molds (paper cups work fine).