Mom's Boozy Plum Pudding with Hard Sauce

Ingredients

• Pudding:
• 1 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1 cup seedless raisins
• 1 cup currants
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup chopped citron peel
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp allspice
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1 cup milk
• Brown Sauce:
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 tbsp or more brandy
• fresh grated nutmeg
• Hard Sauce:
• ½ cup slightly softened butter
• 1 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 to 2 tbsp brandy or rum
• 1 egg yolk beaten well
• Pinch nutmeg