Hot Fig Pudding

Pudding:
1/2 cup Butter
2 Eggs
1 cup Molasses
2 cup Finely chopped dried figs
1/2 tsp Grated lemon peel
1 cup Buttermilk
2 1/2 cup Sifted flour
1/2 tsp Baking soda
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Ground ginger
1 tsp Salt

Hot Wine Sauce:
1/2 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
3/4 cup Dry sherry
1 tsp Grated lemon peel
1/4 tsp Nutmeg

Cream butter until soft. Beat in eggs and molasses until fluffy. Stir in figs, lemon peel and buttermilk. Re sift flour with soda, baking powder, ginger and salt. Stir dry ingredients into pudding mixture. Pour into greased 9 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees 1 hour until done. Meanwhile, to make sauce, cream butter and sugar until light. Beat in eggs. Stir in sherry, lemon peel and nutmeg. Shortly before serving, beat sauce over hot water in double boiler. Heat thoroughly. Serve with hot pudding.