Time to make my 🎄puddings….

As much as I like a Christmas pudding I’ve never ever made one!

I am hoping to resurrect 2 I made last year with fingers crossed that I do not cause mass puking!!

Christmas pudding is ssooooooo delicious isn’t it, but it doesn’t agree with me, in fact no dried fruits agree with my digestive system which I much regret.

Lovetopaint037

BevSec

But 8 hours steaming!

I actually gave up the puddings for a couple of years as dh used to spend so much time wiping down the kitchen walls despite open windows and extractor on cooker. Then I saw a recommendation on Gransnet about using the slow cooker. That changed everything as no more steam. I steamed 5 puddings over a couple of days and no more steamy walls.

Thank you, that is really useful. 😘

I cook my Christmas puddings in the microwave - and have done for the last 40 years. It takes about 7 minutes per pudding.

Before that it was a pressure cooker - 45 minutes.

None of this 8 hour steaming nonsense or streaming walls.

BevSec

But 8 hours steaming!

I actually gave up the puddings for a couple of years as dh used to spend so much time wiping down the kitchen walls despite open windows and extractor on cooker. Then I saw a recommendation on Gransnet about using the slow cooker. That changed everything as no more steam. I steamed 5 puddings over a couple of days and no more steamy walls.

Oh, how lazy you all make me feel reading this. Well, I'm not really lazy, just unable to do what I used to do. I wish I could turn back the clock.

Yes, I too have started the Christmas cook. I made the mincemeat 2 week ago, made the Christmas cake this weekend and will make the Christmas pudding this coming weekend.

My recipe dates back to the early 70s and is based on a Robert Carrier, remember him? He was a top chef then and owned and ran an upmarket hotel in Norfolk. He also had a column and published recipes in the Sunday Times. His recipe for Christmas pudding was made with flour and breadcrumbs. Over the years I have eliminated the flour and just use breadcrumbs. It makes quite a light crumbly pudding, but DDil, who doesn't like ordinary Christmas pudding because it is too heavy, loves my version.

I make all the hristmas comestibles myself because we have family members with allergies - nuts, soya and others - and by making my own mincemeat etc, they know they can dig into Christmas puddings, pies and cakes I have made, without any allergic reactions.

I use Delia Smith's recipe and make eight small ones. They don't require as much steaming -3 hours instead of 8- and I give most away as presents

Any recipes? I don’t usually make them,just buy them but you lot are tempting me!

Two cakes, two puds and two very large jars of pickled onions done four weeks ago. Going to do a couple more jars of pickles this next day or so. Has anyone ever done gherkins ?

00mam00 I was given a fish kettle a number of years ago when a friend was down sizing. It was her mums and she never used it. I haven’t either but if I ever think of making three puds I shall remember
Made a cake though 😀

Stir up Sunday is early enough for me

But 8 hours steaming!

I used to love our Christmas pudding making day. Sadly, I no longer have family to make them with and nobody to give them to. 😥

Just finished making our two! Now they have to steam for four hours.

I will be making my Christmas cake this coming week. The weekly feeding of brandy will be left to himself to do. As my family are superfans of the "clootie dumpling", this will be next on the agenda.

Someone gave me a fish kettle years ago, the only thing I use it for (hope the image comes up). Its perfect for 3 puddings sitting on 2 gas rings.

Made my Christmas cake about 6-8 weeks ago to give me plenty of time to feed it with extra brandy. Never made a Christmas pud before used to but from M&S but tried one of their individual puds last week and it was not nice, different recipe I think.

Always make my Christmas cake and Christmas pudding in October half term (retired teacher), it's so lovely that our granddaughter now 'helps' me and our daughter.

Was joking!

No Christmas puddings anymore but I made my Christmas cakes yesterday, the family came and stirred and made a wish. My kitchen smelt divine yesterday.

GrandMattie no, it comes much too late. Was not a myth my mother knew, or mentioned anyway, and she was a great traditionalist.

I’m in awe of people who plan ahead like this

You don’t wait for”Stir-up Sunday”?