Christmas Pudding. Anyone care to join me this Stir Up sunday?

[Slubberdegullion]

This sunday (Nov 25th) is Stir Up Sunday, the last sunday before Advent, and the traditional day of the year to make your pudding.

All the members of the family should stir the mix (for luck) and make a wish.

If you are going to do it, don't forget to start soaking your fruit tomorrow.

The needle of home baking self satisfaction (and smuggery) hits the red zone when you serve 'made by your own fair hand' pud on Christmas Day.

I never take it out of the bowl, have never heard of anyone doing that tbh - not that it would be wrong, we all do things differently...

also proud of my puds, many orders this year!

ah. i might leave mine in the bowls then, as i don't need them for anything else - just put some fresh paper on the top?

Yes, far less hassle.....

As soon as they are cool, remove wrappings and butter a piece of greaseproof/ baking parchment and lay over the top. Then pleat the foil in normal way, tie up nice and tight and leave them in a cupboard!

Job done

thanks, have done that.

I just do exactly what the GH Institute tells me to do. I have no idea why they make me take my pudding out of the basins, wrap them all up, and then on the day, unwrap them again and stick them back in the basins.

I am too afraid not to follow their orders explicitly.

Chippy, can we start detailed e-mail correspondence tomorrow re saturday? Will I have to wear a red carnation for you to recognise me? Maybe I should clutch a minature christmas pud in one hand and vsc in the other.

will email you now

?? God knows why SG but we all do what we're used to.

I follow Cordon Bleu & Delia instructions for cooking and storing and all sorts; use my own recipe and have been making them to order for about 15 years now - I have never taken one out of the basin yet; nothing terrible has ever happened so far!

Just trying to save you some time

wow 15 years of pudding making Wisteria

Maybe GH gets you to take them out as they know you will be using your pudding basins so much between stir up sunday and christmas day

Next year I will leave them in!

PMSL!

i did mine last night! so a little late but done nonetheless.

Do you ever use yours for anything else?

I must admit mine are only ever used for whipping up a bit of cream or a few eggs during the rest of the year, although I know I should make more of an effort and make my dcs chocolate puddings etc.

no, but i am planning to. think i will buck the trend and do summer pudding (frozen fruit) for my parents on new year's day or a seasonal clementine sponge pudding.

Oh I've got a fab recipe for a seasonal orangey one somewhere - might be Delia, I made it last Christmas as I had some people over who didn't like the trad Christmas pud. I was lovely - do you want me to find it?

oh what a kind offer! thank you i would love it if you have the time to look it up. thanks

Found it - was in GoodFood's mag last year, found a link to it instead of copying it all out thankfully!

It went down ever so well - hmm x

thank you that looks great

Wisteria, I only use them for sticking eggs in too, although I read in the Times a few weeks back about the demise of the classic British pudding (spotted dick etc) so I probably should use them now for something like that as my christmas puds have been so rudely turfed out.

Yes and proper steak and kidney pudding too mmmmmmmmm

We have just eaten one of my xmas puds, amde to Slubber's recipe. It was delicious - plump fruit, moist, light...and can i recommend tesco fresh brandy sauce