Christmas Dinner in England

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 7115

> 
> > I understand the Christmas pudding is filled with coins and 
charms,
> > soaked in brandy and flamed.  Is this correct?  My experience with
> > flaming food is sadly only flaming cheese--we have a large Greek
> > community here.  Is the concept similar?
> It's a steamed pudding made ( very basic knowledge of ingredients 
here -
> only made iot once myself ) from currants, raisins, candied fuits,
> treacle ( like molasses ), sugar, suet and sugar. Plus booze. It's 
nice
> but stodgy.
> 
> 

I assume we are talking about plum pudding here? yes? with hard sauce?
You can buy it, but you really need to make it a couple of months
ahead with hard sauce. I will post my recipe if anyone is interested.