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Plum Pudding

Plum Pudding
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A delicious traditional pudding from a cookbook hand written by Rom’s mother, Dorothy Bennett.
Servings Prep Time
4-5 People 10 minutes
Cook Time
3 Hours
Servings Prep Time
4-5 People 10 minutes
Cook Time
3 Hours
Plum Pudding
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Rating: 0
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A delicious traditional pudding from a cookbook hand written by Rom’s mother, Dorothy Bennett.
Servings Prep Time
4-5 People 10 minutes
Cook Time
3 Hours
Servings Prep Time
4-5 People 10 minutes
Cook Time
3 Hours
Ingredients
Servings: People
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Instructions
  1. Put the Sugar and breadcrumbs in a heat proof basin.
  2. Boil the suet in one cup of milk for a few minutes
  3. Pour it over the sugar and the breadcrumbs.
  4. When nearly cold mix in the flour, currents, and sultanas
  5. Dissolve the baking soda in ½ cup of warm milk and mix well
  6. Boil or steam 3 hours.
Recipe Notes

Did you notice the total lack of plums in the ingredients? This is a war time recipe.

Nutrition Facts
Plum Pudding
Amount Per Serving
Energy 3375kJ Energy from Fat 1243kJ
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33g 51%
Saturated Fat 16g 80%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 12g
Cholesterol 38mg 13%
Sodium 584mg 24%
Potassium 589mg 17%
Total Carbohydrates 119g 40%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Sugars 69g
Protein 12g 24%
Vitamin A 2%
Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 18%
Iron 19%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Rom’s Christmas Cake (V1)

Traditionally the Christmas cake was made up to a year in advance and was stored away until Christmas. Brandy was essential to prevent the well wrapped cake from going mouldy or drying out.  I think everyone who walked into the kitchen while it was being cooked put a slosh of brandy in the cake mixture, just in case it was forgotten.

A cake we sent to Kevin in the Sudan had to survive several months at sea and was baked in the roasting dish. It had at least one bottle of brandy in it, if not two. By all accounts it arrived in excellent condition.  Careful portion control and keeping it away from naked flames saw it last several months under the hot Africa skies.

Rom's Christmas Cake (V1)
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This is an absolutely magic fruit cake. dense and moist. Fabulous served with custard, or accompanying a cup of tea, a glass of sherry, or a "wee dram" late at night. Can, theoretically, last for months.
Servings Prep Time
1 cake 1 hour
Cook Time
4 - 5 hours
Servings Prep Time
1 cake 1 hour
Cook Time
4 - 5 hours
Rom's Christmas Cake (V1)
Votes: 1
Rating: 5
You:
Rate this recipe!
This is an absolutely magic fruit cake. dense and moist. Fabulous served with custard, or accompanying a cup of tea, a glass of sherry, or a "wee dram" late at night. Can, theoretically, last for months.
Servings Prep Time
1 cake 1 hour
Cook Time
4 - 5 hours
Servings Prep Time
1 cake 1 hour
Cook Time
4 - 5 hours
Ingredients
Servings: cake
Units:
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 150c.
  2. Grease a large cake tin with butter and line with baking paper.
  3. Rub butter into flour
  4. Mix all dry ingredients together
  5. Bring the milk to the boil and then let cool for a few minutes
  6. Pour over the eggs beating all the time. Ensure you don't scramble the eggs. Add essence.
  7. Add the custard mixture to the dry ingredients. Mix well,
  8. If you are going to add brandy do it about now. The mixture should be quite wet. Add more milk or brandy as required.
  9. Pour into the greased and lined cake tin
  10. Bake four to five hours in a slow oven.
  11. When done remove from the oven and let rest for a few minutes. Then carefully turning out onto a cooling rack. Do not put into to a cake tin until completely cool. for long storage wrap in several layers of tin foil.
Recipe Notes

 

Nutrition Facts
Rom's Christmas Cake (V1)
Amount Per Serving
Energy 55031kJ Energy from Fat 16617kJ
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 441g 678%
Saturated Fat 240g 1200%
Polyunsaturated Fat 32g
Monounsaturated Fat 133g
Cholesterol 975mg 325%
Sodium 233mg 10%
Potassium 12471mg 356%
Total Carbohydrates 2282g 761%
Dietary Fiber 112g 448%
Sugars 1276g
Protein 167g 334%
Vitamin A 229%
Vitamin C 542%
Calcium 153%
Iron 408%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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