Christmas Pudding Chewton Glen

Name: Christmas Pudding Chewton Glen
Total time: 7 h
Yield: 8 to 10 servings per bowl
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: 8 ounces seedless raisins; 8 ounces sultana grapes; 8 ounces currants; 2 ounces whole almonds, chopped; 1 small wine glass of brandy or sherry; 4 ounces flour; Pinch of salt; 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg; 4 ounces bread crumbs; 8 ounces finely chopped suet; 8 ounces moistened brown sugar; 4 ounces chopped candied fruit peel; Grated rinds of two lemons; 3 eggs; 1 tablespoon of black treacle (molasses); 1/2 teaspoon mixed spices; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; A little fresh milk, to moisten

By Fred Ferretti

Total Time: 7 hours' boiling
Rating: 3(13)
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According to that English guide to all things gastronomic by Mrs. Isabella Beeton, ''Beeton's Book of Household Management,'' a ''Very Good Christmas Plum-Pudding'' sufficient to feed eight people should consist of raisins, currants, mixed peels, bread crumbs, suet, eggs and brandy. This version, from the Chewton Glen restaurant, near Southampton at the edge of New Forest in southern England, makes two puddings. Each will serve eight to 10.

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Ingredients

Yield:8 to 10 servings per bowl

8ounces seedless raisins
8ounces sultana grapes
8ounces currants
2ounces whole almonds, chopped
1small wine glass of brandy or sherry
4ounces flour
Pinch of salt
½teaspoon grated nutmeg
4ounces bread crumbs
8ounces finely chopped suet
8ounces moistened brown sugar
4ounces chopped candied fruit peel
Grated rinds of two lemons
3eggs
1tablespoon of black treacle (molasses)
½teaspoon mixed spices
¼teaspoon cinnamon
A little fresh milk, to moisten

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Preparation

To Resteam for Serving
1. Step 1
  Place bowl in one inch of boiling water in a saucepan. Cover and simmer for at least one hour.
2. Step 2
  Remove bowl from saucepan and invert onto a warm dish, so that the pudding is freed from the bowl. Dust with a bit of sugar, pour some warm brandy over it, flame and serve with a brandy sauce (see page 22), brandy butter or with clotted Devonshire cream. (Whipped cream will substitute nicely.)
Step 3
Add fruit, almond and brandy (or sherry), mix and combine well. Beat eggs and stir them into the mixture. Add remaining ingredients and mix to a soft, dropping consistency, moistening with milk as needed.
Step 4
Place mixture in two greased two-pint bowls, cover each with greased paper that is twisted under the rims of bowls to seal it. Place covered bowls in low-pressure steamer or saucepan with one inch of boiling water, cover and steam for five or six hours.