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Recipe for #12 shallow Dutch oven

2 cups sugar
2 cups white rice
3 quarts milk or canned milk equivalent
1 pound raisins or other dried fruit
1 tablespoon Nutmeg

Put your Dutch oven on the table and throw in two cups of rice. Then throw in 2 cups of sugar and mix it up real nice. Put 3 quarts of milk in your pot or, if on the trail, Mixt Carnation “Cow in a Can.” Hang your pot over the fire to simmer nice and slow. Your milk will tend to boil over if you hang your pot too low. Give your puddin’ some time to work, an hour to get thick. For flavor stir in the Nutmeg, Mix well and the bottom won’t stick. Slowly add the raisins, stir them in as you proceed, this will help your “Spotted Pup” thicken, right now that’s what it needs.

Hang it higher over the fire and the rice will continue to swell. Stand your spoon up in the mess,’cuz that’s how you can tell If your “Spotted Pup” is thick enough or if it still needs heat Just keep stirrin’ occasionally and soon it’ll be ready to eat Some folks may ponder the name of this multi-hued concoction The cowboys called it “Spotted Pup” ‘cuz it matched their pup’s complexion.

This is an authentic trail drive recipe as it requires no eggs. Chuck wagon cooks seldom saw eggs. Most chuck wagons carried no sugar and Sorghum syrup (one cup) was used instead of sugar. If Sorghum is used use one cup less of the milk. Milk also was a rarity on chuck wagons – so this recipe was usually made with canned milk. This is a great recipe for packing in if using canned milk-all ingredients will fit into the dutch oven while packing it in. Sometimes dried apples and raisins are used together and Rum or Whiskey could be added. This makes a good pudding with any dried fruit. If any alcohol is added –add it after recipe has already thickened.


"SPOTTED PUP" Version 2
Recipe from recipegoldmine.com,

2 cups cooked white rice
1 1/3 cups whole milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon soft butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Prepare rice and set aside to cool.

In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients, except raisins, and mix. Stir in the rice and raisins until well blended. Grease a baking dish and pour in the mix. Cover and place in a pan of hot water. Bake for 60 minutes.

Serve hot or cold in a small dish. Top with a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg.

Variation
Bake pudding in a prepared pie shell or on a bed of cookie crumbs. Make sure the pan is well-greased.

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