Svisker Gröt - Norwegian Prune Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb prune
• 2 cups water, hot (just below the boiling point)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup water, boiling
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh is best)

Recipe

• 1 wash prunes, cover with hot water and let stand for an hour; simmer until soft.
• 2 remove stones and add prunes back to cooking water; add sugar, salt, cinnamon and boiling water and simmer for ten minutes.
• 3 mix cornstarch with a little cold water to make a smooth paste; add to prune mixture and cook for five minutes, stirring constantly.
• 4 remove cinnamon and add lemon juice.
• 5 pour into a mold, chill and serve with cream.
• 6 **variation: fold in the stiffly-beaten whites of two eggs to which 2 tablespons of sugar have been added and 1/2 cup of nut meats (butternuts, hazlenuts, hickory nuts or walnuts).