by Émile Dumont (1829 - 1887)
Translation © by Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)

Plum Pudding
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Deux cents cinquante grammes de raisins de Malaga,
Deux cents cinquante grammes de raisins de Corinthe,
Deux cents cinquante gramm[es] de graisse de rognon de bœuf,
Et cent vingte cinq gramm[es] de mie de pain émiettée,
Soixante gramm[es] de sucr[e] en poudre ou de cassonade, 
Un verr[e] de lait ; un demi verr[e] de rhum ou d'eau-de-vie ;
Trois œufs ; un citron !
Muscade, gingimbre, cannell[e] en poudre, mélangés
(En tout la moitié d'une cuillère à café) 
Sel fin la moitié d'une cuillère à café.

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Plum Pudding
Language: English  after the French (Français) 
Now first you take eleven pounds of juicy Concord grapes
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