Christmas Pudding

[Beswad]

Has anyone tried making their Christmas Pudding from scratch? I love to know the recipe.

[copippin]

If you happen to get the Daily Mail,in today's Weekend supplement,there is a super recipe for Christmas puddings.Really ,they should be madeearlier in the year for full effect --say June/ July and left to mature until Christmas, but I'm sure they would be OK if you felt like having a go even in November!!.If you don't get the Mail,then try Good Housekeeping cook book, their recipes are always reliable.

I have never made my own,but my husband's late mother always made hers and they were reputed to be excellent!

[Alibobs]

I use Delia's recipe, it never fails. For many years I used to maintain that it wasn't worth the faff of making a pud and that shop bought ones were as good - they aren't!

Delia's recipe makes two puds - I have kept one for the following year and it was just as good. Nowadays i make them one hyear and give one to a friend. she makes them the following year and gives one to us - sad but true!!!

Stir up Sunday is the day when you should traditionally make the pud, think its the last Sunday in November so you still have plenty of time.