Steaming a Christmas Pud

[Food Fairy]

Hello,
I want to make a Christmas Pud from Jamie Oliver's DVD.
The one he makes fits a 1.5l basin, but i only want a third of that size.
He strams his for 3 hours, how do I adjust the steaming time accordingly please?
Love
Jaquelyn
x

[theonlyone]

Steam it for an hour ..and you then have to steam
it again on Xmas Day ...so just a 1/3 of the time ..

[Food Fairy]

Thank you. I'm still not sure though because the 3 hour steaming was the only one it got. It was made on Christmas eve and steamed for 3 hours on Christmas day.

[theonlyone]

Just to be on the safe side steam it for 1hr 30 mins ..
on Xmas day ..hope you enjoy it ..

[Rollo]

It does not work like that. You can't say that if something is 1/3 the size it takes 1/3 of the time to cook - especially with steaming.

With a christmas pudding the longer you steam it the better it is.

[theonlyone]

Ok Rollo ...but then i wouldn't make a Xmas pud
the day before is was to be eaten ..and it could be
cooked in the microwave ...

[Rollo]

My gran used to make the pudding in November. Then steam it for hours. Then stem it again every week for an hour having added more booze to it each time. Then steam it again on Xmas day so it was hot and ready for lunch

Maybe that was a little excessive, but it did taste really nice.

[Food Fairy]

Rollo that sounds like a wonderful pudding.
I know it should be done way in advance, but this recipe is really light, a bit like a sponge pud or suet pud with fruits if you see what I mean. It's not a hefty dark one. nobody has room for that after Christmas Dinner in our house!