Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding Recipe

Scald 2 cups bread crumbs, just the white part of the bread

1 quart of milk

2 egg yolks, well beaten (stiff peaks)

add ¾ cups sugar

a few grains salt

¼ teaspoon soda dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water

Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. 

Mix with bread and milk and whites of the eggs, beaten stiff. Bake in oven in a pan of hot water until set. (double-boil setup)

I'm not really sure what this next part of the recipe is for, if it's related to the Bread Pudding Recipe or some other recipe. ..

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with the date mixture and roll up like jelly roll, shape into a ring in a 9 inch greased pie plate. Cut slashes through the top at 2 using scissors. Cover. ?? let rise doubled. Bake in oven on 370 for 50-60 minutes. White hot, spread with the combined vanilla and sugar and boiler water top. (?)