Big Pudding Project
It's a bit late for making Christmas Puddings...but I think it's best to do things rather than not. So they will have at least one month to mature before any eating happens. That's something!
What is alarming is how long it takes to make them.
I have finally gathered all the ingredients after about four days of scouring the streets of London for currants (they don't have them on the streets, you have to look in shops - maybe that's why it took so long?) and have the bowls etc. Now I have read the recipe. I thought I could have them finished by tomorrow night but the mixture has to rest for two days before it can be cooked.
Do you think that's long? Every aspect of this recipe requires great patience. Here are some further figures:
Cooking time: Eight hours!
Heating time: yes, HEATING, how long it takes just to get them hot when you want to eat them - two and a half hours!!
Preparation time, as it says in the book: "two hours, to be done one to five years in advance"
I didn't put a "!" at the end of the last sentence. I think you probably put your own one in there...
!!!
The recipe is from my excellent book, "The Roux Brothers on Patisserie". They say the recipe came from a "superb English cook" called Mrs. Bradbrook about 50 years ago. I don't know, there's something about the word "superb" there. Is it "superb" and "English"? Would a Frenchman normally use both in the same sentence? It certainly has some sort of unusual air about it.
Right so they should hopefully be done by Friday. I'm making four!
What is alarming is how long it takes to make them.
I have finally gathered all the ingredients after about four days of scouring the streets of London for currants (they don't have them on the streets, you have to look in shops - maybe that's why it took so long?) and have the bowls etc. Now I have read the recipe. I thought I could have them finished by tomorrow night but the mixture has to rest for two days before it can be cooked.
Do you think that's long? Every aspect of this recipe requires great patience. Here are some further figures:
Cooking time: Eight hours!
Heating time: yes, HEATING, how long it takes just to get them hot when you want to eat them - two and a half hours!!
Preparation time, as it says in the book: "two hours, to be done one to five years in advance"
I didn't put a "!" at the end of the last sentence. I think you probably put your own one in there...
!!!
The recipe is from my excellent book, "The Roux Brothers on Patisserie". They say the recipe came from a "superb English cook" called Mrs. Bradbrook about 50 years ago. I don't know, there's something about the word "superb" there. Is it "superb" and "English"? Would a Frenchman normally use both in the same sentence? It certainly has some sort of unusual air about it.
Right so they should hopefully be done by Friday. I'm making four!
Labels: excitements, food, holidays and anniversaries, patience
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