In skittish mood during his tour of the Hebrides, Samuel Johnson devised a satirical meditation on a pudding in the style of a popular volume of religious homilies: “Let us seriously reflect what a ...

Combine the flour, baking soda and spices. Combine hot water, molasses and brown sugar; stir into flour mixture. Fold in cranberries, then pour into a greased one-quart mold. If the mold doesn’t have ...