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TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS PUDDING WITH LEMON

Source of Recipe

Tea Cozy


Recipe Introduction

Full Title TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS PUDDING WITH LEMON SAUCE (adapted)

List of Ingredients

8 oz Currants
4 oz Sultanas
4 oz Raisins
4 oz Chopped candied peel
1 oz Skinned & chopped almonds
4 oz Wholewheat flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Grated nutmeg
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1 1/2 ts Mixed spice
8 oz Brown sugar
4 oz Wholewheat breadcrumbs
8 oz Vegetable suet (vegetable shortening)
1 ea Lemon, juice & rind
1 tb Molasses
5 tb Water
1 tsp. rum flavoring or extract


Recipe

Grease a 2 pint pudding basin & use a large saucepan
to hold the basin. Wash currants, sultanas & raisins
in warm water & pat dry. Put fruit in large bowl with
candied peel & almonds. Sift flour, salt & spices
into bowl & add sugar, breadcrumbs & suet. Mix well
then stir in lemon juice, rind & molasses with enough
of the water & water with rum extract to make a soft mixture.
Turn into the basin, cover with waxed paper & aluminum
foil & put basin into pot. Pour enough water into the
pot to reach halfway up the side of the basin. Bring
to a boil, cover saucepan & let pudding steam gently
for 4 hours, watching the water level & topping up
with boiling water if necessary. When cooked, cool the
pudding & store in a cool dry place for up to 2
months. Before serving, steam pudding agin for 3
hours. Turn out onto a serving platter & flame with
sugar saturated with lemon extract if you desire.

**NOTE I divide the pudding in half & make 2 smaller puddings. Keeps up to 3 months in the fridge.

Yield: 8 servings