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Christmas Traditions…
Many of us have our own Christmas traditions that we look forward to and enjoy every Christmas. And we are no different, although maybe one of our traditions was ( I say was, as it was one that had to go).
For more years than I care to remember I painstakingly made our Christmas pudding in September. I would hunt down a recipe that sounded good, I would buy all the ingredients and follow the recipe to the tee before putting the pudding on for it’s first steaming…Which for anyone who hasn’t made a Christmas pudding is hours! I resisted the temptation to poke the pudding before soaking it in brandy and wrapping it up well to be stored in a cool, dry place until Christmas day.
The Anticipation…
Was over whelming.
The closer it got to Christmas, the more excited I got about the Christmas pudding. I wondered what it would taste like. Would it be better than last years (could it possibly be worse?).
On the big day I would take it out of storage and put it on the stove for it’s final couple of hours of steaming. Traditionally we eat our Christmas dinner at lunchtime on Christmas day, the men clear the kitchen (took many years of training!) and we eat our Christmas pudding before settling down to swap gifts. That wait between dinner and pudding was the longest wait of the day (for me anyway!).
The Unveiling Of The Christmas Pudding…
Was always a big thing and not for what I would consider the right reasons.
I would disappear into the kitchen whilst everyone sat waiting patiently at the table, hoping that this years Christmas pudding would be different or better than last years. Unfortunately it rarely was. I think in the six or seven years that I made our Christmas pudding I only had one success. Every year, on its unveiling the pudding was covered in a fluff of multicoloured mould.
We saw mould with a tinge of green. We saw mould with a tinge of blue and we saw mould with a tinge of orangey red…..Very pretty, but certainly not edible!
The Tradition Was To…
Wait patiently for the Christmas pudding to be bought out (it may not have been edible, but it was going to be seen!), have a bloody good laugh and pop the emergency shop bought Christmas pudding into the microwave. It was a tradition that I put a halt to a few years ago. There is only so many time a person can attempt to make a Christmas pudding before admitting defeat.
Which Brings Me To This Year…
The last few years I have been ordering our Christmas pudding online and having it bought out. It isn’t a Greek tradition, so if you do find one in the shops here they are ridiculously overpriced. And I refuse to pay silly money for something I can get cheaper elsewhere.
Yesterday I realised that I had totally forgotten to order a Christmas pudding and it’s too late to order one and have it bought out before Christmas….So this year I have decided to resurrect our family Christmas pudding tradition… ”Please no Mum!” was the united cry from my children. I have yet to tell my parents. Maybe I’ll just leave the surprise for the day (you never know it may even be a nice one!).
Have You A Tried And Tested Christmas Pudding Recipe?…
As there are only four weeks until Christmas, the pudding won’t be able to sit and mature (or mould) for too long (which may work in my favour!). I have been scouring Pinterest looking for a quick and easy Christmas pudding recipe. Please feel free to recommend a nice easy (preferably idiot proof) Christmas pudding recipe that doesn’t need to mature for more than a couple of weeks (or days).
What’s your traditional Christmas disaster?
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