Mom'S Bread Pudding
["4 c. cubed dry bread", "4 c. scalded milk", "3/4 c. sugar", "2/3 stick butter", "1/4 tsp. salt", "2 tsp. vanilla", "2 tsp. nutmeg", "4 slightly beaten eggs", "1/2 c. chopped apples (optional)"]
["Soak cubed dry bread in scalded milk, 5 to 10 minutes.", "Add sugar, butter, salt, vanilla and nutmeg.", "Add slightly beaten eggs.", "Mix very well.", "Pour into greased 1 1/2-quart baking pan or glass baking dish.", "Bake at 325\u00b0 in pan for 1 hour or at 300\u00b0 in baking dish for 1 hour until firm.", "Cool and eat warm, add added touch if wanted, 1/2 cup chopped apples.", "This is an excellent pudding from generations."]
["bread", "milk", "sugar", "butter", "salt", "vanilla", "nutmeg", "eggs", "apples"]