This 'cake' tasted different
@allknowing (136099)
India
December 1, 2015 7:57pm CST
I found this chunky piece among the goodies that my niece had brought for us from australia.i But this cake tasted different. Looking at the packing later I see it was 'Christmas Pudding' Had I known about it earlier I would have kept it to eat it at midnight on Christmas day. (lol)
I had made a Christmas pudding a few years ago. They normally stuff some lucky charms in there. Instead I had written down some wishes and kept them around the pudding. It was a family gathering at our place. We sang around it before pouring brandy and lighting the pudding. Each member picked up a slip and read aloud what wish they had picked up.
I had kept a piece of that pudding in my fridge which remained fresh for well over a year.
What's your experience with the Christmas Pudding?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Dec 15
@allknowing I believe that most Christmas puddings sold in the shops have a seel by or use by date some 18 months or so in the future.
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@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
The one that I was gifted was already 6 months old. Even the one I made a long time ago lasted well over a year. I am not sure but there is some kind of tradition to keep the previous year's left over and finish it off just before the following
Christmas.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
2 Dec 15
A pudding is different from a cake mostly because it is boiled or steamed rather than baked in the oven. This makes it a lot moister than most cakes. Christmas pudding is traditionally boiled for a total of 8 hours.
The one you were given was probably pre-cooked and only needed heating, either in a steamer or in the microwave.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
2 Dec 15
@allknowing I have to confess that I haven't made one for some years because there are too few people to eat it. I usually buy a very small one, just enough for two or three, from the supermarket.
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@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
I did not heat it. Puddings are normally eaten hot. It never occurred to me that it was a pudding as I have said in my post.
Do you make your own Christmas Pudding?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
2 Dec 15
I think it's the first time i heard of Christmas pudding . Is it similar to a fruit cake ?
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Dec 15
@allknowing The way i read the ingredients made me conclude that it is a very delicious pudding and just like a cake . 
@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
The British seemed to have left us rubbing a bit of their culture here. I have given a link below of a Christmas Pudding Recipe.
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@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
@LadyDuck We can pick and choose what makes us feel
'Christmasy' I have attempted making that pudding a couple of times. The most interesting part is when it is lit with brandy.
Did you have a demonstration how to make the pudding in your English class?
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@LadyDuck (471354)
• Switzerland
2 Dec 15
@allknowing I remember we learned during English lessons how to make a Christmas Pudding. It's not something that I am tempted to prepare.
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@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
Christmas pudding has several ingredients that no other other pudding has.
What's Christmas without the pud? This is a plump pudding with history...
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@TheHorse (218548)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Dec 15
@allknowing The humanity! I'll keep my eyes and taste buds open.
@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
If you look at the recipe link given in one of the boxes here you will get an idea of how it will taste.
@allknowing (136099)
• India
3 Dec 15
@enlightenedpsych2 If my mother (may her soul rest in peace) heard you saying that you despise food. you would be starved for a whole day
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.@allknowing (136099)
• India
4 Dec 15
@enlightenedpsych2 Since you can easily starve for a day let's make it one week
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
2 Dec 15
That does sound so good bet its rich though Wonder if it wo uld be
oka y for a diabetic?
@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
I have known of diabetics who know how to balance when they get an urge to eat something that they have been forbidden to eat.
@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
This was a gift from my niece. The contents were in transparent plastic. She always got me such stuff. Last time it was a cake and I assumed it was the same this time.
@silvermist (19702)
• India
7 Dec 15
@allknowing I know about Christmas puddings but have never eaten one.Thanks for the link.
@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
In one of the boxes here I have provided a link that has all the details.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
3 Dec 15
@allknowing Oh, okay. Thanks for giving us that info. It sounds like it might be like our fruit cake that we have here.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
2 Dec 15
I didn't have it until I was an adult, My family baked pies for dessert even at Christmas. It was different but I really like it now and look forward to having it at Christmas
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
2 Dec 15
@allknowing I hope some day I can taste and eat a Christmas pudding that I hav e only just read about lol
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@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
@Hatley Tell your people to make one for you. Tell them you are old(not at heart thought) and that is your last wish
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@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
Nothing like learning something new. That is the beauty of myLot. We get to lelarn. I too learn a lot here.
@allknowing (136099)
• India
2 Dec 15
Doing the wishes was my own thing. I am into organizing parties and so need to create something new each time. (lol)
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