Christmas Pudding Day!

[grubbysoles]

OK, ok, I know it's early, but I take my Christmas pudding very seriously! Does anyone else make it in June, or am I being a weirdo? Today is Christmas Pudding Day. Here are all my ingredients laid out on top of the oven last night, ready to be mixed today. I wouldn't normally lay them out (I'm not quite that sad) but I wanted my 3-year old to walk in and see it all this morning and get all excited. As soon as she's home from pre-school we'll be getting stuck in Mixing today, leaving to soak overnight, and we'll be spending the whole of tomorrow steaming (making 2 little ones, so 16 hours steaming in all )

I'm being very well-behaved and traditional this year - actually STICKING TO THE RECIPE - and making Delia Smith's Classic Christmas Pud. My boyfriend bought me her Happy Christmas book last Christmas, so it seems only grateful to use it OK, actually, I had to cheat a tiny bit on the recipe - I couldn't find barley wine so I bought some Bishop's Finger ale instead (a Kentish classic!) and I couldn't afford a bottle of rum so I'm nicking the last of my boyfriend's Jack Daniel's instead. Hey, alcohol's alcohol!

Sorry about the poor quality of the pic - mobile phone effort....

[crowsashes]

definitely not weird, dare i say im already making xmas presents? with such a big family and little time i have to start early! its the only way i can be sure i offer good eco gifts. ill be making cherry jam soon, extra for the xmas hamper too :-)

[Millymollymandy]

Aren't you supposed to wait until Stir Up Sunday?

.....and how dare you mention the C word here before November!

[grubbysoles]

Oh no, when's Stir-Up Sunday?!!

Actually, I've realised that in my haste running around the supermarket trying to buy everything before the baby got too grumpy to go on, all the dried fruit I bought is covered in palm oil I've been trying to stay away from palm oil because of the orangutans. My Christmas pudding has probably just sentenced an orangutan family to death

I'm a bad person

[Susie]

Actually, I've realised that in my haste running around the supermarket trying to buy everything before the baby got too grumpy to go on, all the dried fruit I bought is covered in palm oil I've been trying to stay away from palm oil because of the orangutans. My Christmas pudding has probably just sentenced an orangutan family to death

I'm a bad person

I don't think all palm oil is bad for orangutans, I think some of it is produced in a way that doesn't threaten them. You might be ok!

[red]

yeh weird

I make mine on stir up sunday, which is in late November

[Cassiepod]

What an excellent idea for any wet days over the summer holidays :)thankyou!

[grubbysoles]

Wow, late November. I really AM early! Oh well, it's fun

Cassiepod - yes, I guess it is a good one for the summer hols! Might be worth doing all the chopping/grating/zesting in advance. My poor little 3-year old's attention span didn't quite last the entire, labour-intensive process

[becks77]

Since reading My Naughty Little Sister to my girls when they were little we make our puddings on Bonfire Night! But have already started on the pressies too!

[grubbysoles]

Hurrah for Christmas!

Is it bad that I'm swigging the left-over pudding alcohol while I'm cooking the dinner? hic

[red]

gah dont start wiv the hats the the C word yet...

[thesunflowergal]

[quote="becks77" But have already started on the pressies too! [/quote]
Me too Becks

[crowsashes]

so glad im not the only one! been busy planning what to make. think its pictures all round this year. maybe knitted toys. think for my little bro im going to knit him the star wars characters .as he LOVES the film. has done for ages. now for the other 10 ....