Thomas Jefferson's Favorite Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 0.5 pint brandy 
• 1.5 pounds bread cubed stale
• 0.5 pound butter 
• 8  eggs 
• 4 cups scalded milk 
• 0.8 tablespoons nutmeg 
• 3 cups sugar 
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• pot
• skewers

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cut up bread while milk and butter are heating in a pot.
3. Combine liquids, eggs, sugar, and spice.
4. Add bread last by submerging it using your hands so that it gets thoroughly soaked.
5. Transfer into a buttered 9 by 13-inch pan, pouring gently so that bread doesn't break up too much.
6. Bake until an inserted skewer or knife comes out clean, about 40 minutes.