Ingredient (TX): Fruit
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Custard Fruit Cake
This custard fruit cake comes from a card written out by my father Tom. Its origins are unknown, but the method is unmistakably of its time: butter rubbed into flour, eggs cracked into a well, and boiling milk stirred with soda before being poured straight into the mix. The dried fruit was always soaked first…
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Sago Fruit Pudding
A lighter Christmas steamed pudding from Rom’s kitchen, made with sago, brown sugar and dried fruit, gently spiced and finished with a quiet splash of rum. Soft, comforting, and best served hot with cream, this was the other pudding that always belonged at Christmas.
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Rom’s Christmas Pudding
A traditional New Zealand Christmas plum pudding from Rom’s family notebook — made weeks in advance, soaked generously with brandy, and finished with a properly reckless table-side flambé. Served hot with Edmonds custard, it’s as much ritual as dessert.
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Kim’s Lemon Polenta Cake
Moist, fragrant and naturally gluten-free — Kim’s polenta cake strikes the perfect balance of citrus brightness and rustic charm.
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Digby Law’s Plum Sauce
My mother started following this recipe in the early 80s. This spicy plum sauce is simply the best thing to put on good pork sausages, or to add colour and depth to a stew.