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16 [Edition Thursday datE] <strong>November</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas<br />

Christmas is a great time for passing down recipes that are tried and true becoming<br />

traditional family favourites. The owner of this recipe says her mum used to make<br />

the pudding on Christmas Eve and would take the bowl and wooden spoon around<br />

everyone in the house to stir the mixture and make a wish.<br />

Make a Wish Christmas Pudding<br />

You will need:<br />

• 1 ½ tbsp butter<br />

• 1 ½ tsp baking soda<br />

• 1 ½ cups of boiling water<br />

• 1 ½ cups flour<br />

• 1 ½ cups mixed fruit or sultanas<br />

• ¾ cup sugar<br />

Method:<br />

1. In a glass or stainless steel bowl,<br />

melt the butter (over hot water)<br />

and dissolve the baking soda.<br />

2. Add the boiling water and<br />

sugar.<br />

3. When cool, add flour and<br />

mixed fruit.<br />

4. Stir all the ingredients together<br />

and make a Christmas wish.<br />

5. Cover bowl with a tea towel and<br />

allow to stand overnight.<br />

The next day:<br />

• Place mixture into a greased<br />

bowl or ice-cream container,<br />

cover with tinfoil and place in a<br />

pot of water, just deep enough<br />

so the bowl doesn’t float.<br />

• Boil pudding for four hours and<br />

check regularly to make sure<br />

the water has boiled dry. Top<br />

up carefully with extra water if<br />

required.<br />

• Serve with heaps of Chantilly<br />

cream!<br />

Plan your sweet as<br />

Chantilly<br />

Cream<br />

You will need:<br />

• 1 x bottle of cream<br />

• ½ tsp vanilla essence<br />

• 1 tbsp icing sugar to<br />

sweeten<br />

Method:<br />

Put cream, vanilla essence<br />

and icing sugar in a bowl and<br />

whisk until light and fluffy with<br />

softly formed peaks. Cover and<br />

refrigerate until ready to serve.<br />

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