EricK

Found some brandy butter today at Stop n Shop - it was labelled brandy hard sauce and made by Cross & Blackwell (don't remember them being famous for brandy butter in the UK!!). Not sure yet if it is any good - I have a Selfridges Xmas pud and some M&S mince pies courtesy of my Father to try them on over Xmas

traceym

Hello, butter, icing sugar, brandy, sorted!

EricK

That assumes some skill at doing stuff in the kitchen... which is where the plan comes to a screeching halt!!!

Jerseygirl

Never really liked BB myself...just double up on the cream and pour a little brandy over it.

Brat1

Just found something else out after being here 10 months. A1 sauce from Big Y tastes almost exactly the same as HP Brown sauce, slightly more tart but as good as. It'll save me a bit from having to fork out what I was for HP. Is Brandy butter something you could make yourself?? I don't like it personally, but traditionally, I know a lot of people use it. Have a great Christmas!!

Lothianlad

Brandy butter - as the name suggests - easy peasy lemon squeezy without the lemon - great with nice warm or even hot fruity mince pies and glasses of mulled wine....all you really need is love plus some butter, some icing sugar and dollops of brandy.

Elizabeth, the poor, long suffering wife of the randy philandering diarist Samuel Pepys (1633 - 1703) used to make mince pies every Christmas Eve according to Pepys' diary entries but the mince pies of 17th century England were quite unlike the mince pies we all know and cherish today - I think they were more savoury and contained real minced meat instead of a mixture of dried fruits with soft brown sugar, I'm not sure exactly of what kind of meat. I reckon brandy butter would not exactly do down well with Lizzie's mince pies.