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From: "Roy" <>
Subject: Re: [CoTyrone] Christmas past- Pudding????
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:48:31 -0500
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Hi Teena,

The hanging of the pudding on a door brings back memories of my days as a
youngster on our farm in Ballinderry.

My grandmother made the pudding by steaming it in a large cast iron pot over
the open fire. It was usually wrapped in linen. After hours of steaming it
was put on a hob near the fireplace to dry. Then it was hung on a harness
hook on the back of the kitchen door, still in the linen cover.

I can only assume the generous amount of Hennessey's brandy used in the
recipe helped to preserve it.

At Christmas it was taken down, re-warmed, sliced and served with a heated
sauce.

Along with the goose this was a looked forward to highlight of our Christmas
dinner.

I vaguely recall it being referred to as plum pudding but I do not think
plums were ever included in the recipe.

Our farm did not have electricity or running water and everything was baked
or cooked in pots hung on an arm that could be swung in and out over the
large open fireplace.

My grandchildren and great grandchildren still find this hard to believe.

Roy

Mississauga - Canada

> Hi Betsey,
>
> I must be daft........huh??? Pudding hanging on a back door,
> in what??? Horseshoes?
> How thick was this pudding- and who ate it afterwards??? <BG>
>
> Would love a more detailed explanation of what this might be???
>
> Cheers~ Teena
>
>
>



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