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mmm, YUMMY YELLOW custard :)
Plum pudding has always been a tradition in our family (even though it's summer). Grandma's gone now and sadly none of us have been able to match her standards, so we buy ours but it always brings back memories of the year Grandpa lost his one Christmas Day job. Grandma would prepare the pudding well ahead of time, adding extra fruit & love, so that come Christmas Day, all that had to be done was to boil it. Grandpa's one job was to keep the pot boiling and keep topping up the water, while Grandma made magic happen with a traditional hot roast with all the trimmings. Anyway, THAT year, we had all had our main meal and sat excitedly around the table as Grandma grandly cut the twine and started peeling back the calico for the big reveal ... then ... shock horror ... it was a soggy mess! Grandpa had let the pot go off the boil and the water got in. We did enjoy some nice hot custard, whipped cream and icecream for dessert that year and Grandpa never, ever, had to tend the pudding again.
Hope you all have a delicious day :)
Plum pudding has always been a tradition in our family (even though it's summer). Grandma's gone now and sadly none of us have been able to match her standards, so we buy ours but it always brings back memories of the year Grandpa lost his one Christmas Day job. Grandma would prepare the pudding well ahead of time, adding extra fruit & love, so that come Christmas Day, all that had to be done was to boil it. Grandpa's one job was to keep the pot boiling and keep topping up the water, while Grandma made magic happen with a traditional hot roast with all the trimmings. Anyway, THAT year, we had all had our main meal and sat excitedly around the table as Grandma grandly cut the twine and started peeling back the calico for the big reveal ... then ... shock horror ... it was a soggy mess! Grandpa had let the pot go off the boil and the water got in. We did enjoy some nice hot custard, whipped cream and icecream for dessert that year and Grandpa never, ever, had to tend the pudding again.
Hope you all have a delicious day :)
P.S. This sounds like one of those stories that is repeated at the dinner table every Christmas Tracy, thank you for sharing it with us.
Oh Tracy poor grandpa i bet Grandma wasnt happy with him.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story, Congrats Tracy
ReplyDeleteHappy dance day! I read your story when you posted it--- it is a fun story! TFS
ReplyDeleteTracy, What a fond memory that must be. I'm sure we all have those to look back on. I can't remember any cooking disasters but we had a few trees that went over in our living room. Lots of ornaments and pine needles to clean up. But also fond memories and fun with the family.
ReplyDeleteWhat great memories with your grand mother and grand father...it will always be there when your eating any plum pudding....thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Tracy! Thank you for sharing that lovely story.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Tracy! This was an interesting read! Would you believe I've never eaten plum pudding?! Nope, and I'm not even sure I know what it is :-)
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU Beccy, Grandma, Grandpa and Everyone :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a story that is told every year ... and sometimes through the year too!
PS - Kitty - we call it Plum Pudding but really it's just a rich pudding that's full of dried fruit and traditionally wrapped in calico and boiled ... nowadays you can buy them to cook yourself, some can even be microwaved ... of course they're not as good as Grandma's
It sounds so good! And great memories! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Tracy! Well deserved. :-D
ReplyDeleteGreat story congrats
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the memory with us. So fun.
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