Cranberry Christmas Pudding and Sauce

Description
This is a real taste experience. The fresh cranberries attack your taste buds with sour, and then the sauce pounds the same taste buds with sweetness.

Pudding

 * 2 cup cranberry (1 lb bag, washed)
 * ½ cup molasses
 * 2 tsp soda dissolved in ½ cup water
 * 1½ cups flour
 * dash salt

Sauce

 * 1 cup sugar
 * ½ cup butter only, not margarine
 * ½ cup whipping cream
 * vanilla

Directions

 * 1) Mix pudding in order given.
 * 2) Steam 2½ hours.
 * 3) Mix sauce and simmer a few minutes.
 * 4) Serve warm over pudding.