Carrot Pudding

• ½ cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup grated cooked potatoes
• 1 cup uncooked grated carrots
• 1 tsp soda
• ½ tsp Allspice
• ¾ tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup raisins
• Pinch of salt
• Nuts
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• Vanilla

Directions

1. Cream shortening and sugar and mix as for cake.
2. Be sure to put soda in carrots and potatoes or pudding will not rise. I use quart jars and steam in cold packer. I like to do pudding a little longer than 3 hours.
3. Serve pudding hot with caramel sauce and whipped cream.

Caramel Sauce

• 1 square margarine
• 2 cups sugar

1. Melt until brown and keep stirring, do not burn.
2. Pour in 2 ½ cups cold water.
3. Melt again, and then thicken with a little cornstarch.
4. Add 1 t. vanilla