Cookbook talk:Christmas Pudding

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Some of the discussion from en:Talk:Christmas pudding

What is crystallized peel? Orange I presume. Rmhermen 17:27, Dec 18, 2003 (UTC)

mixed citrus, I think, but I'm not sure enough to do an article on it, which is certainly needed. It comes cut into cubes about .5cm. Standard item on the UK cook's shelf but I've never seen it anywhere else (not that I've looked very hard, it's not my personal favourite). seglea 17:39, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC). Also called "candied peel". seglea


 * That's right. Usual recipies have a mixture of Orange, Lemon and Lime peel. Candying it requires the use of boiling sugar syrup and is not very hard. In my experience (and following my usual cooking philosophy) I have found that fresh peel is actually a little bit nicer in a Christmas Pudding, but I suspect not everyone would agree. Obviously the candied peel is sweeter. Francis Davey 16:21, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Restoring "the dessert" in the opening sentence. Of course it is not the only dessert ever served on Christmas day, but it is the only one that is traditionally served (which is what the article says), in the sense that anyone in England (I'm never sure about the Scots) would recognise it as the traditional thing to have, even if they hated the stuff and would never serve it themselves.

This recipe (less the "Easy White Sauce") has been in the Matfield Green Kansas USA branch of the Mercer family for at least four generations. Because the family has largely been "teetotalers" since coming to Kansas, brandy was omitted from the recipe several generations ago. That is about to change. In 2006 the pudding will be served at our traditional family Christmas gathering in Wichita flaming, as in Dickens's "A Christmas Carol". +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ GROUND BEEF SUET	1 POUND RAISINS			1 BOX CURRENTS			1 BOX BUTTERMILK		1 QT BAKING SODA		1 TEA SPOON SALT				1/2 TEA SPOON SUGAR 			1/2 CUP ENGLISH WALNUTS	1 CUP FLOUR			AS NEEDED (3 to 4 cups)

Put raisins, currents, walnuts and suit in mixing bowl. Coat ingredients with flour. Pour sugar on top of mixture and set aside.

Drink about 1/2 cup of the buttermilk and then add baking soda and salt to remainder of carton and mix.

Pour the buttermilk mixture over suit mixture in mixing bowl. Add flour about 1/2 cup at a time as you mix. Mixture is correct when it is moist but not sticky.

Tie up in cloth (with a little room for expansion) and steam for about six hours. Pudding is done when a tooth pick inserted into it comes out clean. Serve hot with sweetened white sauce.

EASY WHITE SAUCE

Jello French vanilla pudding (not instant). Make per directions except add a little more milk.