Steamed Date Pudding with Olde Fashioned Lemon Sauce

Ingredients for Steamed Date Pudding~

• 1 cup flour
• ¼ cup molasses
• ½ cup 2% milk
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• ¼ cup (4 Tablespoons) butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 8 ounce box of chopped dates

Method for Steamed Date Pudding ~

Mix all ingredients together, put in a greased pan double cover with foil.  Place that pan in a 9×13 pan with about an inch of water in it and steam for 2 hours to 2 hours and 15 minutes (until a toothpick comes out dry) in a 350 degree oven.  After 30 minutes, cut a slit in the foil.

Ingredients for Old Fashioned Lemon Sauce ~

• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup water
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 Tablespoon lemon juice
• grated rind of 1 lemon

Method for Old Fashioned Lemon Sauce ~

Cook over medium heat stirring constantly just until it comes to a boil.  Serve hot or cold.