The Original Victorian Christmas Pudding Recipe : Food, Glorious, Food: Cooking with Dickens
Dickenss joy of Christmas illuminates his writing and is especially clear in his scenes of festive feasting; none is more important or joyful than when Mrs Cratchit brings out her flaming Christmas pudding in a Christmas Carol. In this video Pen Vogler shares her recipe to make an original Victorian Christmas pudding to challenge Mrs Cratchit. Ingredients: 85 grams of plain flour Pinch of salt 170g Veg or beef Suet 140g of brown sugar 1 teaspoon mixed spice 170g of breadcrumbs 170 grams of raisins 170 grams of currants 55 grams of cut mixed peel 1 apple 3 eggs, beaten 140ml of brandy Butter for greasing This video is the first in a series of five videos celebrating our special exhibition, Food Glorious Food: Dinner with Dickens. Pen Vogler is a food historian specialising in food in literature and guest curator of the exhibition Food Glorious Food: Dinner with Dickens. She is also author of Dinner with Mr Darcy, Tea with Jane Austen, Dinner with D br, br,
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