| Method
1. Rub the suet into the flour, this can be done in a food mixer. Then add the oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, sultanas, currants, cranberries, apricots, orange zest and the ginger and cinnamon and mix well.
2. Add the eggs and syrup. Stir well and add the milk little at a time to bind.
3. Grease a 1litre bowl and spoon the mixture into it. Press down firmly into the bowl as it is quite a firm mixture.
4. Cut out a circle of grease-proof paper and press it down on top of the pudding.
5. Use a double thickness of foil and fold the edges of it around the top of the bowl to make a good seal.
6. Place the pudding in a steamer basket over a pan of boiling water. Place a lid on the basket.
7. Steam over a gentle heat, adding more boiling water if necessary, for 2hours.
8. Loosen the edges of the pudding and turn out onto a serving plate.
Delicious served with custard.
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