Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Plum pudding


Many households have their own recipe for Christmas pudding, some handed down through families for generations. Essentially the recipe brings together what traditionally were expensive or luxurious ingredients - notably the sweet spices that are so important in developing its distinctive rich aroma.

Christmas pudding is a streamed pudding, heavy with fruit and nuts and usually made with suset. It is very dark in appearance - effectively black - as a result of the dark sugars andblack treacle most recipes, and its long cooking time. The mixture can be moistened with the juice of citrus fruits , brandi and other alcohol (some recipes call for dark beers such as mild, and stout potter In Peru, some families use pisco.

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