DAVE'S BREAD PUDDING

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

3 1/2    cups milk
1/4       cup butter
4          cups dried bread cubes
3          eggs lightly beaten
1/2       cup sugar
2          teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4       cup Kentucky Sourmash Bourbon (optional) Jack Daniels
1/2       cup raisins, golden raisins, dried cherries or any
            combination of dried fruit you have on hand
1          apple, peeled and cubed
1          teaspoon cinnamon
            a light grinding of fresh nutmeg (about 1/8 teaspoon)

Scald the milk and add the butter to it.  Pour over the bread cubes and then add all the other ingredients.  Stir thoroughly.  Pour the mixture into a buttered casserole, place in a pan of hot water and bake for one hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.