Christmas Pudding

Del.Monte

Summer wind wrote: »

I've never tasted Christmas pudding.

How come?

Summer wind

Del.Monte wrote: »

How come?

We never have it at Christmas because when my mam was pregnant with me she ate a whole pudding herself and looking at them now makes her feel sick. We've bought a few down through the years but they've never been eaten and usually get thrown out when they've passed their sell by date.

RobertKK

I bought a Tesco Christmas pudding a few years ago, I opened it to eat it, but it had far too much of an alcohol taste to enjoy, I had one from Superquinn at the time so used that instead.
Went back to the Tesco Christmas pudding in the summer, and it had matured and it was so good, it was amazing how good it tasted after maturing.

I use to make my own and they were as good as any one would get/make, but there is a lot of work in making them and you can buy them quite cheaply these days.
I know that sounds lazy, but to do a pudding correctly is a lot of work, ingredients and time, and I am sure it cheaper to buy one.

osarusan

Fried Christmas pudding and egg sandwich? WTF?

I thought you'd made a mistake and meant to post in the 'What are you eating?' thread.

demanufactured

Love it. . With either hot custard....or cream.....or both...it's the perfect time post Xmas dinner gut buster....and a load of ale drank with it.

quickbeam

Don't much like pudding. Hate brandy butter and cream even more (custard too, fwiw).

But it's okay, because I love cheese.

runnerholic

maudgonner wrote: »

Nobody? Is nobody going to comment on this?

Gee butter, just like Granny used to make?


Nobody????????

We're so mature in these parts.

runnerholic

Wouldn't eat a shop bought pud meself. Has to be homemade.

railer201

Christmas or plum pudding is so wonderful, you don't find people rushing in for seconds or eating it at any other time of the year. To be honest, it has to doused in brandy butter, cream, ice-cream or other to render it palatable in any sense of the word.

Del.Monte

railer201 wrote: »

Christmas or plum pudding is so wonderful, you don't find people rushing in for seconds or eating it at any other time of the year. To be honest, it has to doused in brandy butter, cream, ice-cream or other to render it palatable in any sense of the word.

It's a traditional Christmas dish which is why you don't see it at other times of the year anymore than you would mince pies. As for having to douse in various other creams, ice cream etc...oh dear, and I'm always ready for seconds. Happy Christmas.

lawred2

Fried egg?

Vom

railer201

Del.Monte wrote: »

It's a traditional Christmas dish which is why you don't see it at other times of the year anymore than you would mince pies. As for having to douse in various other creams, ice cream etc...oh dear, and I'm always ready for seconds. Happy Christmas.

It's traditional which is about the only reason I put up with the yearly penance. The gunge falls into the same bracket as all those other weird Victorian desserts such semolina, tapioca, lumpy custard and rice puddings - Yuck

PS - Happy Christmas to you too Del !!!

Maximus Alexander

quickbeam wrote: »

Don't much like pudding. Hate brandy butter and cream even more (custard too, fwiw).

You should get that checked. I think it's a sickness.

razorblunt

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.

Gee butter? There'll be cats on the windowsill for days.

CelticRambler

Summer wind wrote: »

but they've never been eaten and usually get thrown out when they've passed their sell by date.

They have a sell-by date? I've never noticed. Is it written on the tinfoil or the greaseproof paper? :pac:

For a while there, we invented a new tradition for ourselves of keeping one from "this" autumn's batch to eat on the last Sunday before Advent "next" year, so about 15 months. Unfortunately, the French neighbours got a taste for pudding and we started running out before the 6th January ... :(:(

railer201

quickbeam wrote: »

Don't much like pudding. Hate brandy butter and cream even more (custard too, fwiw).
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Maximus Alexander wrote: »

You should get that checked. I think it's a sickness.

Just a bit of honesty at last - without the various butter/cream add ons, the rational person would spit the stuff out.

Leogirl

I never knew you could fry Christmas pudding!! Can't wait to try this.

Pinch Flat

Fried in a bit of butter, flambé in a bit of brandy and loads of cream on top. Heart attack on a plate but gorgeous.

LordSutch

With a bottle of Guinness thrown into the mix and (or) brandyi!

team_actimel

Mammy's homemade pudding with freshly made hot custard and a nice dollop of HB vanilla ice-cream = the business :pac:

Koptain Liverpool

You put the wrong options on the poll OP.

They should have been:
Yes
No - I'm a stupid idiot with no taste buds at all.

I feel strongly about Christmas pudding.
If you don't like it then I don't like you. Simple as that.

Maximus Alexander

Koptain Liverpool wrote: »

You put the wrong options on the poll OP.

They should have been:
Yes
No - I'm a stupid idiot with no taste buds at all.

I feel strongly about Christmas pudding.
If you don't like it then I don't like you. Simple as that.

Personally I felt that I was already heavily biased in the text of the OP and it would be a step too far to also insert bias into the poll options. I do take your point, however I feel that the people who dislike Christmas Pudding are ill and need our help, not our hatred.

Koptain Liverpool

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Personally I felt that I was already heavily biased in the text of the OP and it would be a step too far to also insert bias into the poll options. I do take your point, however I feel that the people who dislike Christmas Pudding are ill and need our help, not our hatred.

That's true. And as others have mentioned, it just means there is more for the rest of us.

railer201

Koptain Liverpool wrote: »

That's true. And as others have mentioned, it just means there is more for the rest of us.

The reason it's served up in our house is to watch all the grimacing as the guests torture themselves eating it. I always make sure to give them large helpings and ask at various intervals, 'What's the plummers like' ?

With typical hypocrisy, they always reply 'Oh lovely' - so then I spoon another dollop of the gunge on to their plates. Meantime my portion - is a dessert spoonful mixed in with chocolate Viennetta icecream to neutralise the flavour. Makes my Christmas

railer201

Plum pudding time again - Yummy, Yummy Yummy

PandaPoo

I've never had it but I voted no based on what I've seen. After reading a few posts I actually think I would like it. Never had brandy butter either and that sounds delicious.

IvyTheTerrible

My mum's pudding is the best, delicious!

bluewolf

bluewolf wrote: »

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

same as last year...

Agricola

Microwaving seems to dry the shít out of pudding, you end up eating volcanic ash.

The trick to making microwaved pudding a decent substitute for a properly steam heated one is to put it in the bowl in chunks or slices (not one solid pudding) and then add an eggcup or 2 of hot water. Then leave the container lid loose. Comes out nice and moist.

Del.Monte

Ready for the off - two puddings from the local bakery and Helen Gee's legendary brandy butter. Even bought some custard and ice cream for the rest of the family to have with theirs as they can't stand brandy butter. All the more for me.

Alf Veedersane

Del.Monte wrote: »

Ready for the off - two puddings from the local bakery and Helen Gee's legendary brandy butter.

Something something taste of gee.

Del.Monte

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Something something taste of gee.

Lowering the tone of AH.

railer201

Del.Monte wrote: »

Ready for the off - two puddings from the local bakery and Helen Gee's legendary brandy butter. Even bought some custard and ice cream for the rest of the family to have with theirs as they can't stand brandy butter. All the more for me.

You certainly don't do things by halves Del - Happy Christmas to you.

_Dara_

It’s mank.

Maximus Alexander

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

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?

MICROWAVE A PUDDING? ARE YOU MAD?:mad:

Oven heat only or steam heat.

Junkyard Tom

Is that the one that's boiled for a month? My Ma makes it, I always ignored it, might steal a bit this year and see what all the fuss is about. Not much into pudding/dessert me.

Tin Foil Hat

It's too heavy for Christmas Day. I usually get around to eating it in June. With heaps of custard. Sweating afterwards.

buzzinfly83

One of the worst things I've ever tasted. Wouldn't eat it if you paid me.

dealornodeal23

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

My mum's pudding is the best, delicious!

Would you have the recipe please

IvyTheTerrible

dealornodeal23 wrote: »

Would you have the recipe please

I'll have to ask, and I can't guarantee that she'll be willing to share but yeah ok!

bnt

It's like a lot of things: get a crap one, of course it's going to suck. A good Christmas pudding, baked just right, with brandy on top and some vanilla ice cream on the side ... yum. Don't bother lighting the brandy on fire, that's just a waste of good brandy. :cool:

andekwarhola

I don't like it at all.

railer201

I still hold that the consumption of this culinary oddity is due more to tradition than for any other reason and that brandy, brandy butter, custard, ice cream and cream is deployed in very liberal quantities to mask the flavour, so we can uphold the tradition and even boast what a lovely plum pudding that was. Today, I smothered my plum pudding portion in chocolate Viennetta and fresh cream so - Yummy, Yummy, Yummy it just had to be

JupiterKid

I can take or leave Christmas pudding - I find it very rich. Much prefer a good Christmas cake with icing or a trifle.

BuboBubo

It's alright, but only alright.

Now trifle - oh yeah baby!!!!