Two cups flour, teaspoon salt, half a pound of butter, cup of raisins,dash of nutmeg or cinnamon. water to make a stiff dough. All natural fabric like cottenhemp or linen, not wool.
Fill pot with water and bring to boil with cloth in the pot. Remove the cloth from the water and lay on flat surface, toss flour all over the cloth till well covered. Stick dough in center and pull the cloth around. Tie it loosely at top so it forms a ball. Toss in boiling water in pot, add water as needed to keep covered and let boil about three four hours.
Slice to seve, eat with butter, or make up a sauce ofeaual parts butter white wine and sugar, or slice and fry in butter eaten plain or sprinkled with sugar.
Keep in bag for a week.