The History of The Christmas Pudding

Dous in brandi and set alight or flamed. Inflatable Water Game The fieri pud wa then brought to the tabl - an excit after dinner marvel. Charl Dicken describ a Christma pud be serv in thi wai in hi classic Christma stori 'A Christma Carol'. Flame the Christma pud tradit is now not usual carri at home anymore,Set the Christma pud alight is again an old tradition. Once the Christma Pud wa turn out of it basin it would be decor with holly. but it is sometim serv in thi tradit wai at restaur and it is still consid an excit sight. For the best effect under modern conditions, the light should be turn out as the pud is brought in amid it halo of purpl brandi flames.

but do you know why? Could you imagin a Christma dinner without Christma Pud for desert? Christma Pud and cream or with Brandi sauc ha been a Christma tradit in England for mani year now.

as it wa then called,The first recip of thi pud can be trace back as far as the Middl Ages. The ingredi for minc pie. were chop poultry, pheasant, partridge, and rabbit. Later sugar, apples, raisins, and candi orang and lemon were added. It wasn't until later in 1595 that spirits, dri fruit, eggs, and breadcrumb were ad to the recip and it becam plum pudding. Essential the recip bring togeth what tradition were expens or luxuri ingredi - notabl the sweet spice that ar so import in develop it distinct rich aroma.

it wa onli establish as a Christma 'must' in the 1800 when Queen Victoria' husband,A lthough Christma Pud wa eaten in some shape or form for hundr of years. with hi insati appetit for 'plum duff', make it fashion throughout the country. In 1830 the cannon ball of flour, fruits, suet, sugar and spice make a definit appear and more associ with Christma when the recip for Christma Pud wa first published. Eliza Acton wa the first to refer to it as "Christma Pudding" in her cookbook, and so began the tradit of Christma Pud that we know today.

on or after the Sundai befor Advent. Some famili would add a silver six penc to the pud for luck whilst it wa be mixed. Then everi member of the famili would stir the pud and make a wish. Thi dai came to be known as "Stir-up Sunday." It wa the tradit that if you were the lucki person that found the six penc in your serv of Christma pud that you would also enjoi wealth,Christma Pud wa tradition made five week befor Christmas. health, happi in the come year, and your wish would come true. Howev in realiti find the silver six penc in the Christma pud did not ensur health, quit the opposit in fact, as some coin were swallowed, or got stuck in children' throats.

tradition it wa steamed,A Christma Pud take about 8 hour to cook. but with the arriv of Microwav Oven some recip have drastic cut down on thi cook time. After the pud had been steamed, it wa kept in a cool dry place for sever week or longer. Thi wa thought to improv the flavour.