Buttermilk Pudding

from the Spice Cook Book

1/2 cup (1 stick) soft butter or margarine
1/2 t ground mace
2/3 cup sugar
3 large eggs
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3 T flour
1/2 t salt
1/2 t grated lemon rind
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2 cups fresh buttermilk
2 t vanilla extract
ground nutmeg

Cream butter or margarine, mace, and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add the next 3 ingredients. Mix well. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla extract. Turn into 1 quart casserole. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Place in pan of hot water. Bake in a preheated slow oven (325F) 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Serves 6.