Okay I'm always late ,,,,perennially late...habitually late...Alice in Wonderland late.... so let's see if in this very peculiar and far too interesting year ..if a little early planning might help? who knows and what the heck!
22nd November Stir Up Sunday
As it say's in wiki "Stir-up Sunday is an informal term in Anglican churches for the last Sunday before the season of Advent. It gets its name from the beginning of the collect for the day in the Book of Common Prayer, which begins with the words, "Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people". But it has become associated with the custom of making the Christmas puddings on that day"
OK Stir up Sunday is the Sunday before Advent... so this year that's November the 22nd...
So check out the recipe....My Mum like Marguerite Patten recipe books and had these cards ...
and this is the recipe we made each year....I definitely recommend the addition of the carrot.
So it's gather the ingredients time and mark the calendar!
Festive reading to go with this task...The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie and when I've reread that I'll think what to add to my list!
More to follow
That is very similar to our family recipe. Including the carrots, breadcrumbs and ale, although we use stout. Family traditions has it that we have to make it the week before Christmas. I've always thought that was to do with not adding spirits.
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