Christmas Pudding
 

Canadian friends brought Christmas Pudding for dessert on Christmas. That was a new treat for us. Have any of you had the pleasure of having this?

I am English and live in Australia.....Yep, we love it usually with Brandy sauce. Also mince pies and Christmas Cake (dark fruit cake often with marzipan and Royal icing).

They brought a lemon curd for the top but said they use a brandy sauce too. It was made with carrots raisins potatoes and I don't know what else.

We had brandy sauce on a Christmas pudding yesterday at out family Christmas get together. 29 of us! I don't know who made it, but if someone wants, I could find out and get the recipe.

Is that plum pudding? DD and I used to buy a small one at a craft fair. Good stuff

One of my step-fathers used to make swet pudding with a Brandy sauce. It was rich full of raisins, nuts and pieces of fruit I think. He said he steamed it.........I just know it was so wonderful.....he had a special mold to prepare it in. calla

I would love the recipe thank you

I love Christmas Pudding - steamed pudding with hard sauce, or lemon sauce, but I always find it is too much after a big meal.

I am Canadian, but Christmas, steamed, suet or plum pudding is a very English dessert. My Kiwi grandmother made it too. You use a special pudding bowl that has a rim so you can tie oiled paper to the top with string and it does not fall off.

I either serve Trifle, another English dessert or Yule Log, a French jelly roll, for dessert on Christmas.

Oh yeah the recipe would be nice.

I bought one at The World Market store but it wasn't the best --I've made better. then served it with a custard sauce. Have a friend that lives in England in our local quilt group (winters in Fl ) . She says they pour brandy over the top and fire flame it then serve with Custard sauce. I use to serve with lemon or rum sauce.
No brandy here so couldn't light it.
My grandmother always made a plum pudding --Christmas pudding as my dads Christmas gift then we all ate it.

Our problem is we like it all and I enjoy food from other countries.

I love hard sauce but never had custard sauce....recipe please

Turns out the cake part was coffee cake with cranberries in it, but here is the Brandy Sauce:
1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
2 Tbsp water
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
1/4 c apricot brandy
Dash of salt

Cream butter and sugar thoroughly until light and fluffy in the top of the double boiler. Add water and egg and beat well. Place over boiling water for about 15 minutes or until sugar is thoroughly melted and sauce is slightly thickened, stirring often to keep smooth. Add lemon juice and rind, brandy and salt. Continue cooking for 5 minutes, stirring to blend. Serve warm.

This comes from Meta Given's "Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking" from 1955 - the eighteenth printing. It was originally copyrighted in 1947. The old stuff is still good!

My grandmother use to make it for Christmas every year. We loved it...

My old Irish Grandmother always made carrot pudding for Christmas. I loved it! There's no one to enjoy it with me now. It had carrots, potatoes (of course!) raisins spices. I think I will have to find the recipe and just make some! We steamed it in a coffee can. Oh gosh where would I find a coffee can now that it's all in little packets and plastic jugs?

Thanks maviskw.

ohhh that brings back memories. My great grandmother was from Ireland and would make christmas pudding and it would steam as we had our dinner. And the best christmas cake....then I move to the states and everyone looks at me as tho I am crazy when I buy a small Christmas cake for myself...we also used to make carrot pudding which was good as a "cheaper" version of plum pudding