Christmas Pudding

Maximus Alexander

It has come to my attention recently that some people don't like this. I mean I know there are people who like to be difficult and hate things like cheese (yet in almost all cases will still eat pizza), but Christmas Pudding? Shut the front door. I won't have it.

Pop it in the microwave, slather a bit of brandy butter on there, some fresh whipped cream and away you go. There's nothing in this life from January to November that can compete with this, the simplest of life's pleasures.

What say ye AH?

The_Valeyard

It's ****e, but still better than fruit cake.

Maximus Alexander

The_Valeyard wrote: »

It's ****e, but still better than fruit cake.

Banned.

ScumLord

It looks and tastes like something you'd find in a bin. Everything about it is wrong.

Lisha

I love Christmas pudding with icecream yummy . I must buy a tub of carte dor, vanilla ....

Maximus Alexander

Lisha wrote: »

I love Christmas pudding with icecream yummy . I must buy a tub of carte dor, vanilla ....

Nonstandard usage, but I'll allow it. You get a silver star.

Calahonda52

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

It has come to my attention recently that some people don't like this. I mean I know there are people who like to be difficult and hate things like cheese (yet in almost all cases will still eat pizza), but Christmas Pudding? Shut the front door. I won't have it.

Pop it in the microwave, slather a bit of brandy butter on there, some fresh whipped cream and away you go. There's nothing in this life from January to November that can compete with this, the simplest of life's pleasures.

What say ye AH?

Did you say Brando butter?

Zaph

The_Valeyard wrote: »

It's ****e, but still better than fruit cake.

I think what you meant to say is that it's as she*te as fruit cake.

Del.Monte

It's one of my favourite Christmas foods! Just collected my 3lb one from the local bakery today and two jars of Helen Gee's famous brandy butter to accompany it. Just like Granny used to make and you can't have one without the other.

cajonlardo

I could possibly eat Christmas Pudding until I pass out.
there has to be something wrong with someone who does like it - or maybe they've been eating the wrong Pudding.
My Father and his mate were working on Christmas day years ago. They opened a pudding and eat it cold , there were no microwaves back then. When they got to the top ( they had opened it upside down) there were instructions saying it needed to be boiled for 2 hours. Still thought it was delicious though.

_Jamie_

cajonlardo wrote: »

there has to be something wrong with someone who does like it - or maybe they've been eating the wrong Pudding.

Then there is something wrong with a LOT of people! Christmas pudding is rank.

I never liked xmas pudding or mince pies.
I'm making banoffee instead
aw yiss

whoopsadoodles

Don't mind them OP. More for us.

Donal55

..with hot custard for me. Yum.

GritBiscuit

Even when it's a half decent, not too stodgy christmas pudding you're eating tentatively, awaiting the dreaded raisin crunch...akin to finding eggshell in your omelette * shudder *

Spanish Eyes

bluewolf wrote: »

I never liked xmas pudding or mince pies.
I'm making banoffee instead
aw yiss

Are you me or what? Exactly the same here and that includes bannoffee, sorry.

I detest cake, pudding and mince pies. Saves a fortune! And I don't care if anyone visits, we have lots of "other" stuff to give them that I actually LIKE!

We don't have a sweet tooth, so desserts are rare enough anyway.

I will be making a small Baileys cheesecake, buy a pot of good vanilla ice cream, and will have lots of whipping cream for the Irish/French/Baileys coffee. You can see a pattern with the Baileys here I reckon.

osarusan

A guy I lived with in Japan said that one of the saddest things he saw was me coming home drunk, opening up the christmas pudding my mother had sent me, and sitting on the floor eating it from the plastic container, digging out chunks with a spoon.

Christmas pudding is all about the accompanying brandy butter.

Stevecw

Christmas pudding with trifle & cream is amazing. Works with a bit of custard on it too.

Christmas Cake now on the other hand is rotten.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Fried with a fried egg on top. Food heaven.

In a sandwich between two slices of fresh sliced white pan.

Cold with a mug of coffee.

In custard, yum!

I love it!

Lucyfur

Yocky. Although I didn't like mince pies til this week and now they're my favourite

kenmc

Baileys cream for the win. With added baileys cos they've gone stingy this year. Should really post in the stingiest thread actually.

About to make this year's first batch of mince pies tonight

GLaDOS

Ugh, no.

Spanish Eyes

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Are you me or what? Exactly the same here and that includes bannoffee, sorry.

I detest cake, pudding and mince pies. Saves a fortune! And I don't care if anyone visits, we have lots of "other" stuff to give them that I actually LIKE!

We don't have a sweet tooth, so desserts are rare enough anyway.

I will be making a small Baileys cheesecake, buy a pot of good vanilla ice cream, and will have lots of whipping cream for the Irish/French/Baileys coffee. You can see a pattern with the Baileys here I reckon.

Has to be baileys malteser cheesecake

SEPT 23 1989

Oh no its not lighting

More brandy

Still not lighting

More brandy

adox

Awful stuff.

adox

bluewolf wrote: »

Has to be baileys malteser cheesecake

Cheesecake and coffee together put me into a higher meditative state.

RasTa

Pudding is ok but cake is a must. Homemade with a bottle of brandy.

maudgonner

Del.Monte wrote: »

It's one of my favourite Christmas foods! Just collected my 3lb one from the local bakery today and two jars of Helen Gee's famous brandy butter to accompany it. Just like Granny used to make and you can't have one without the other.

Nobody? Is nobody going to comment on this?

Gee butter, just like Granny used to make?


Nobody????????

suicide_circus

Peter Screeching Ramrod wrote: »

Fried with a fried egg on top.

Was this when yiz had no bread on account of The Emergency?

Charles Babbage

Plenty of half price puddings next week, and they keep for months. Yum.

cartoon 101

the only thing i'll be eating xmas day is drink

RobertKK

People who don't like Christmas pudding are doing it all wrong.

Get your dessert bowls.
Put in some slices of Christmas pudding.
Pour some hot custard over it.
Let it cool down, put in the fridge.
To serve add ice cream.

Delicious.

RobertKK

Charles Babbage wrote: »

Plenty of half price puddings next week, and they keep for months. Yum.

Bought 2 908g Christmas puddings from Supervalu for €4 each. Great value and the best thing about Christmas puddings is the alcohol in them preserves them for a very long time.
If there was going to be a food shortage, Christmas pudding would be there to eat a year later and still be fine...

Surreptitious

With whipped cream or warm custard. I don't like Christmas cake though.

MyStubbleItches

I have three ordered from three different sources, two homemade and one from a butcher. Love the stuff. Plenty of brandy butter and gallons of brandy cream. Will be attempting to make my own brandy cream this year as the bought stuff is pretty shìt to be fair.

Lucyfur

Peter Screeching Ramrod wrote: »

Fried with a fried egg on top. Food heaven.

In a sandwich between two slices of fresh sliced white pan.

Cold with a mug of coffee.

In custard, yum!

I love it!

Can you clarify what type of pudding you're eating?

It's ok but it's inferior to Christmas cake, which itself is inferior to mince pies, which are by far the greatest Christmas dessert.
It beats sherry trifle though.

lawred2

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

It has come to my attention recently that some people don't like this. I mean I know there are people who like to be difficult and hate things like cheese (yet in almost all cases will still eat pizza), but Christmas Pudding? Shut the front door. I won't have it.

Pop it in the microwave, slather a bit of brandy butter on there, some fresh whipped cream and away you go. There's nothing in this life from January to November that can compete with this, the simplest of life's pleasures.

What say ye AH?

Drives me potty that my wife doesn't like it..

But lad, keep it out of the microwave

foggy_lad

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Oh no its not lighting

More brandy

Still not lighting

More brandy

Oh Bollix my hairs on fire!

RobertKK wrote: »

Bought 2 908g Christmas puddings from Supervalu for €4 each. Great value and the best thing about Christmas puddings is the alcohol in them preserves them for a very long time.
If there was going to be a food shortage, Christmas pudding would be there to eat a year later and still be fine...

I ordered 2 1lb puds from tesco for €2 each but they were out of stock so they gave me 2 908g tesco finest puddings instead and even price-matched:D


I love my pudding steamed and with whipped cream and later fried in the pan with some cream or custard.
Putting it in the microwave is lazy and surely a sin.

Spanish Eyes

Peter Screeching Ramrod wrote: »

Fried with a fried egg on top. Food heaven.

In a sandwich between two slices of fresh sliced white pan.

Cold with a mug of coffee.

In custard, yum!

I love it!

Ah that brings me back. My late and great Dad would slice the pudding, put a bit of butter on the pan and fry the slices, then put it between two slices of white pan bread.

We didn't follow his tradition or tastes in that department!

But I'm so glad to come across someone who actually did this aswell. :P

messy tessy

Surprised at the amount of people who love Christmas pudding here. I never could see the appeal.

CelticRambler

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Pop it in the microwave,

Ya heretic! :eek:

Fried -yes.
Steamed - perfect.
Cold - grand.

But you can't microwave a pudding and still call yourself a true believer. :mad:

MrsCR was reared on stodgy English plum pudding and thought she wouldn't like a proper Irish Christmas Pudding, boiled for hours in September, left in the press for three months, then steamed to perfection on Christmas afternoon.

She had three helpings the first time she tasted it.

Maximus Alexander

There is no match for the one my granny used to make. Even in her latter years she would make one especially for me until I had to tell her to stop because it was a mad amount of work for a woman in her 80s.

This year my mam and my auntie started getting all competitive about which of them could best replicate their mother's efforts. There's only going to be one winner: it's me.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Lucyfur wrote: »

Can you clarify what type of pudding you're eating?

Christmas steamed pudding - fruit, bread crumps, brandy, whiskey, orange and lemon rind, eggs, Guinness etc etc.

What other pudding are we talking about?

LordSutch

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Christmas Pudding

..with custard

http://www.foodireland.com/recipes/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Christmas-Pudding.jpg

Lucyfur

Peter Screeching Ramrod wrote: »

Christmas steamed pudding - fruit, bread crumps, brandy, whiskey, orange and lemon rind, eggs, Guinness etc etc.

What other pudding are we talking about?

Well now. I love a sandwich and two slices of bread can make the nicest of food even nicer but I would never have put pudding in a sandwich.

Del.Monte

Lucyfur wrote: »

Well now. I love a sandwich and two slices of bread can make the nicest of food even nicer but I would never have put pudding in a sandwich.

+1. Sounds absolutely gross.

jojofizzio

Hate Christmas pudding /cake with a passion..one of the only people in my house that does...gonna bring home my own version of it this year..the local supervalu does a pudding shaped chocolate biscuit cake with a dollop of white icing over the top....mmmm..can't wait!!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Lucyfur wrote: »

Well now. I love a sandwich and two slices of bread can make the nicest of food even nicer but I would never have put pudding in a sandwich.

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

Maximus Alexander

Lucyfur wrote: »

Well now. I love a sandwich and two slices of bread can make the nicest of food even nicer but I would never have put pudding in a sandwich.

I don't think it would be for me, but I approve all positive relationships with Christmas Pudding.

Summer wind

I've never tasted Christmas pudding.