Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  milk
     1/2         stick  butter
     1/2           cup  sugar
  4               cups  French bread cubes -- a day old
     1/2           cup  raisins
  2                     eggs -- beaten
     1/8      teaspoon  salt
     1/2      teaspoon  nutmeg
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
                        Cognac sauce
  1              stick  butter
  1                cup  sugar
  1                     egg -- beaten
     1/2           cup  brandy or bourbon

Preparation:

Scald milk. Melt butter in milk, and stir in sugar. Pour over bread and raisins. Let stand 15 minutes (this is important). Add beaten eggs, salt, nutmeg, and vanilla. Bake in a well-greased 1 1/2 quart dish at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. Serve warm, topped with cognac sauce. Cognac sauce Heat butter and sugar in top of double boiler till both are melted. Beat in egg with wire whisk. Stir in liquor and serve over pudding. Don't let it get too warm after egg is added, or it will curdle. This will hold on top of a double boiler for a while, but watch the heat or turn it off. I'm Catherine Edwards, originally from New Orleans, but now living in Chapel Hill, NC. I finish up my degree in May, and will be moving down to New Orleans to work as an oceanography research assistant for a year or two before going back to school. In my spare time, I enjoy racquetball, cooking, and skydiving. As a student, though, it often becomes a choice between eating and skydiving. :) My mother's wonderful r

Nutritional Information:

3113 Calories (kcal); 168g Total Fat; (47% calories from fat); 36g Protein; 383g Carbohydrate; 1000mg Cholesterol; 2089mg Sodium