Old-fashioned Bread Pudding

Ingredients:
• 1 loaf stale po' boy bread or 5 cups cubed stale white bread
• 2 (12-ounce) cans evaporated milk
• 1 cup water
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 8 ounces crushed pineapple
• 1 large apple, grated
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 pound butter, softened

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a bowl, break bread and moisten with evaporated milk and water. Pour eggs over mixture and mix well. Add pineapple, apple, raisins, sugar, and vanilla and mix well. Cut butter into pieces and add to mixture, mixing all ingredients well, Pour into a greased 9 by 13-inch baking dish.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.

Whiskey sauce:
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup bourbon

To make the sauce, bring the cream to a boil, combine the cornstarch and water, and add the mixture to the boiling cream, stirring constantly. Return to a boil, then reduce the heat and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds, being careful not to burn the mixture. Add the sugar and bourbon, and stir. Let cool to room temperature. Pour over bread pudding.