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Oink Nov 28th 2012 4:00 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 10405955)
Surely your nan makes better xmas pudding than Jamie Olivers;)
But you and your lot would naffing well confiscate it. :thumbdown:

iaink Nov 28th 2012 4:05 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
We just get one from the supermarket.

By that point in Xmas dinner no one really cares how it tastes, as long as it flambés nicely...

We do however make our own brandy butter to go on it, and that's what really counts.

Alan2005 Nov 28th 2012 4:43 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10406062)
We do however make our own brandy bitter to go in it, and that's what really counts.
How do you do that? Do you mix it with old coffee ground or guinness?

iaink Nov 28th 2012 5:43 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 10406128)
How do you do that? Do you mix it with old coffee ground or guinness?
Mea culpa, that would be a typo. . Brandy Butter... as you were.

Oink Nov 28th 2012 5:46 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10406207)
Mea culpa, that would be a typo. . Brandy Butter... as you were.
I don't know why but my nan always called it hard sauce although it was essentially brandy butter. :confused:

Novocastrian Nov 28th 2012 7:59 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by Oink (Post 10406217)
I don't know why but my nan always called it hard sauce although it was essentially brandy butter. :confused:
Mine too. I always understood it the same sense as hard liquor or (these days) hard lemonade. But nans are always a bit weird.

Former Lancastrian Nov 28th 2012 8:00 am
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Does anybody still put thruppeny bits or sixpences in their xmas puddings or do we now substitute those for nickels and dimes?

Oink Nov 28th 2012 8:02 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 10406392)
Mine too. I always understood it the same sense as hard liquor or (these days) hard lemonade. But nans are always a bit weird.
I always have a little laugh when someone talks about mince pies.

Novocastrian Nov 28th 2012 8:02 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 10406395)
Does anybody still put thruppeny bits or sixpences in their xmas puddings or do we now substitute those for nickels and dimes?
Nothing lass than a tooney and screw the dentists bills.

Novocastrian Nov 28th 2012 8:03 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by Oink (Post 10406398)
I always have a little laugh when someone talks about mince pies.
A staple of nan's cuisine. And mincemeat pies at Christmas.

Shard Nov 28th 2012 11:18 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
I still have a small waitrose one from last Xmas, do you think it's ok to eat? It's sealed of course. I seem to recall that Xmas pud will keep for well over a year. Or is that wedding cake? Chucked the unconsumed packs of mince pies out in June, I'm not that tight.

Jo&Alex Nov 28th 2012 12:01 pm
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 10404707)
I thought it didn't look too bad...then I remembered it was ££ and not $$.

I was hoping M&S would do a xmas cake delivery but they don't seem to.

First year I was here I ordered one of Harrods' puds but it was no better than Sainsburys or Tesco.
They may not ship them from M&S directly, but you should be able to order one from https://www.abitofhome.ca/marks-and-...ding-454g.html Only thing is, you have to buy $29 of goods before they bother shipping them to you. A few packs of Hob Nobs perhaps??

Piff Poff Nov 28th 2012 1:35 pm
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by Shard (Post 10406666)
I still have a small waitrose one from last Xmas, do you think it's ok to eat? It's sealed of course. I seem to recall that Xmas pud will keep for well over a year. Or is that wedding cake? Chucked the unconsumed packs of mince pies out in June, I'm not that tight.
As long as the pud has alcohol in it you should be fine.

bats Nov 28th 2012 2:02 pm
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
Originally Posted by Shard (Post 10406666)
I still have a small waitrose one from last Xmas, do you think it's ok to eat? It's sealed of course. I seem to recall that Xmas pud will keep for well over a year. Or is that wedding cake? Chucked the unconsumed packs of mince pies out in June, I'm not that tight.
I have an old M and S one from last year. By the time it's been nuked in the microwave it will be fine.

cheeky_monkey Nov 29th 2012 12:56 am
Re: Christmas Pudding?
 
What is the fascination with Xmas pudding and Xmas cake?..both are disgusting..which is borne out by the fact nobody eats them except at Xmas..i prefer trifle thanks:thumbup:


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