Comments on: Traditional Christmas Pudding Recipe http://www.catcancook.com/2006/12/19/traditional-christmas-pudding-recipe/ Simple Recipes for Busy Living Sun, 11 May 2008 23:44:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Helen http://www.catcancook.com/2006/12/19/traditional-christmas-pudding-recipe/#comment-10868 Helen Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:37:19 +0000 http://www.catcancook.com/2006/12/19/traditional-christmas-pudding-recipe/#comment-10868 The only thing that's missing is alcohol - a traditional Christmas pudding would have both brandy and some sort of Stout (such as Guinness). In the UK generally you'd eat Christmas Pudding with either Whipped Cream (sometimes flavoured with whiskey or brandy) or Brandy Butter which is a fairly hard butter with lots of brandy! Personally I think that cold, whipped cream contrast beautifully with the rich, alcoholic taste of the pudding (no actual alcohol left as it's cooked off). The only thing that’s missing is alcohol - a traditional Christmas pudding would have both brandy and some sort of Stout (such as Guinness).

In the UK generally you’d eat Christmas Pudding with either Whipped Cream (sometimes flavoured with whiskey or brandy) or Brandy Butter which is a fairly hard butter with lots of brandy! Personally I think that cold, whipped cream contrast beautifully with the rich, alcoholic taste of the pudding (no actual alcohol left as it’s cooked off).

]]> By: Cat http://www.catcancook.com/2006/12/19/traditional-christmas-pudding-recipe/#comment-10834 Cat Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:32:41 +0000 http://www.catcancook.com/2006/12/19/traditional-christmas-pudding-recipe/#comment-10834 Basically, you just melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat in a sauce pan, and let it "caramelize" then add water, and let it sort of thicken stirring it often so it doesn't scald. I am sorry, this is a really basic description of how to do it, but I don't make the sauce very often..I let my Mom do that part ;-) My husband also likes to have his pudding with Devon Custard on it. I think this is the "British way" of serving Christmas Pud! Personally, I like mine with ice cream on it and Brown Sugar Sauce! Really good, and of course, calorie free ;-) Basically, you just melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat in a sauce pan, and let it “caramelize” then add water, and let it sort of thicken stirring it often so it doesn’t scald. I am sorry, this is a really basic description of how to do it, but I don’t make the sauce very often..I let my Mom do that part ;-)

My husband also likes to have his pudding with Devon Custard on it. I think this is the “British way” of serving Christmas Pud!

Personally, I like mine with ice cream on it and Brown Sugar Sauce! Really good, and of course, calorie free ;-)

]]> By: Tara Jannison http://www.catcancook.com/2006/12/19/traditional-christmas-pudding-recipe/#comment-10830 Tara Jannison Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:33:07 +0000 http://www.catcancook.com/2006/12/19/traditional-christmas-pudding-recipe/#comment-10830 do you have the recipe for the brown sugar sauce? do you have the recipe for the brown sugar sauce?

]]> By: glenda mckay http://www.catcancook.com/2006/12/19/traditional-christmas-pudding-recipe/#comment-10434 glenda mckay Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:32:45 +0000 http://www.catcancook.com/2006/12/19/traditional-christmas-pudding-recipe/#comment-10434 The recipe sounds lovely and relatively easy...even I can do that! Do you also have a recipe for Brown Sugar Sauce? or custard? Thank you! Have a great day! Glenda The recipe sounds lovely and relatively easy…even I can do that! Do you also have a recipe for Brown Sugar Sauce? or custard?
Thank you!
Have a great day!
Glenda

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