A brief history of Christmas pudding

[Jodi]

I used to make it every year, it was a Christmas Tradition (having a British father). Used suet, but not bread crumbs. They get steamed in a special container to cook, usually a month ahead of time, then you soak them in alcohol and let them sit in the fridge and re-steam them to heat them up. We made hard sauce (basically butter, powdered sugar and whiskey) to go with it. It’s definitely an aquired taste, I love it, my Dad loved it, my mom loved it, my inlaws love it, but nobody else, so now that my Dad is gone and mom’s in memory care and my inlaws no longer travel to Montana in the winter, no more Christmas pudding. I did make a homemade mince pie (very similar flavor to christmas pudding) to take to them over Thanksgiving, I even made the candied peel (there is no comparison between that and the yucky red and green stuff you buy at the store). I’ve been thinking about experimenting with a christmas pudding individual mug cake so I can at least enjoy a small taste this year..

[Jodi]

Ok, I lied. There are breadcrumbs in my grandmothers recipe. Currants, sultanas, raisins, breadcrumbs, suet, flour, candied peel, almost, spices, lemon juice, eggs, and alcohol.

[Jodi]

My edit function is whacked again, Almonds, no almost. And I’m pretty sure I added sugar.

[wtg]

"Clean pudding cloth"

@Jodi said in A brief history of Christmas pudding:

My edit function is whacked again, Almonds, no almost. And I’m pretty sure I added sugar.

Here's our original edit discussion.

https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/180/possible-issue-with-edit-screen?_=1734377398057

[Jodi]

Thanks, I’ve been putting it off because it’s a pain in the neck, lol.

[wtg]

@Jodi

[ShiroKuro]

I don’t know if I have ever had Christmas pudding before.

None of the various sides of my family have any British traditions. All either Italian or Japanese.

[ShiroKuro]

Except for the fact that my mother always like a to make pork and sauerkraut on new years — where the heck did that come from??

[wtg]

I know a lot of people who do pork ribs and sauerkraut on New Year's Day.

A history of NYD food traditions:

https://www.seriouseats.com/good-luck-food-new-year-pork-sauerkraut-lentil-herring-collards-hoppin-john

[Steve Miller]

@wtg

Will you be bring it to the table flaming?

[wtg]

It's amazing how many of our holiday traditions are reflected in the foods we prepare....

@Steve-Miller - I was thinking about putting the hard sauce on after I heated the pudding. Not sure if pouring some alcohol on and flaming it would be too much.