How to Make Christmas Pudding - The Victorian Way
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Join Mrs Crocombe as she makes a traditional plum pudding at Audley End House. This recipe comes from 'Modern Cookery' by Eliza Acton, who is understood to have been the first person to call it 'Christmas Pudding'.
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INGREDIENTS
75g flour
75g breadcrumbs
150g suet
150g raisins
150g currants
100g chopped apple (roughly one large apple)
125g white sugar
50g candied peel
½ tsp mixed spice
A pinch of salt
100ml brandy plus 50ml for serving
3 small eggs
METHOD
Begin by adding all of the dry ingredients into a bowl and mixing them together by hand.
Pour in 3 small eggs and 100ml of brandy before stirring again.
Line your chosen mould with butter and fill it with the mixture using a wooden spoon, making sure that every bit of space is filled, especially the bottom of the mould.
Cover the top with a wet, floured cloth and insert a fold in the material to allow space for the mixture to rise.
To steam the pudding, place the filled mould in a saucepan of boiling water, ensuring that the water level is approximately half way up the mould.
Steam for around 4 hours. To serve, carefully turn out of the mould.
When serving, gently heat some brandy then pour this over the pudding before lighting for those festive flourishes.
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these always make me feel like an irish stableboy that grew up with the lord and lady’s 3rd son and who Mrs. Crocombe has a soft spot for, so she lets me come in the kitchen once I’m done mucking out the stables so that she can sit me down and talk about what she’s making while she gives me yesterday’s biscuits because she thinks I’m too skinny
Funny, I can actually see that clearly in my head now.
Would read a full novel about this.
Quite imaginative!
Nice imagination. Then what happens?
That’s oddly specific
i love how everyone is stanning mrs crocombe, we need more stories of mrs crocombes adventures in audley end house.TBH THIS SHOULD BECOME A NETFLIX SHOW HAHA
Jebellish Miss Crocombe vs Gordon Ramsay
Not many people have access to Netflix, it should just stay here.
*Cough* True
Stan mrs crocombe? No slang on this English Channel!
Absoloutly!!!!!
Mrs. Crocombe seems in very high spirits today.
It must be the brandy. Nothing gets her more jolly 🎄
The brandy makes me jolly too hehe
Shes making sure the brandy was of the highest quality
Yes, I agree. Somethings off
Apparently it's Christmas Day over there!
When I was young, this was very much a tradition. My father would pour the brandy over and light it. Thanks for the memory.
Jim Elliott you must have gotten drunk as a kid lol
Sunkissed Showers LPS pretty sure that’s not how it works
Jim now you know how to make a christmas pud. Now it is your job to continue that tradition and pass it down the generations.
You should start doing it and make it a tradition. That would be really sweet.
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you know what would be the greatest gift ever? if you guys were to publish her cookbook...i would buy it in a heartbeat. I love this channel =]
Omg yes!!!!
Same!
Ditto!
Take my money!!::throw American dollars::
They said they were working on it :)
Oh no. I've just realised that I have been making my Christmas Pudding each year in a plain mould. Oh the shame!
Don't worry deary
You must be poor
Not very imaginative!
@@nessamillikan6247 very true. But then again I don't have a kitchen filled with lovely antique copper moulds. And my old tin one has made many a tasty steamed pudding over the years! Especially treacle. Now we're talking!
I do too.
Mrs. Crocombe, always the boss in and out the kitchen. A true legend always beat for the gods, an organized and assertive queen. Waist is snatched, wig is layed.
Annie O Not ‘waist is cinched’? 😉 Someone stole it?
@@theresanovak4199 No. SNATCHED. As in kidnapped, seized, taken. Meaning her waist is not there hunty.
Mrs. Crocombe and this post are giving me life!
Annie O you and your comments always giving me life 😂😂
No tea served in this episode.... Ahh gotta love a sassy gossip like the last one
When she set that dessert on fire...I cried in excitement. Lol could you imagine being served flaming pudding!?!
i would also be concerned on how to eat it though :"")
This is traditional in Britain. It's unheard of not to serve it then set it alight. The fire goes out quickly and you put cream on it so it's cool
@@stormnchill yes you are correct and man oh man is it ever delicious!!! I've just never had a flaming dessert...I've seen them but never had one. I want one!
Hmmm... I will try to make one for the next New Year party because it's more suitable night for experiments with a fire 🎉🎉🎉🤗
A pyromaniac's dessert~
her: i'm going to decorate
me: ok
her: *sets pudding on fire*
me: wAIT NO WHAT
It's a British Christmas tradition. You warm the brandy, pour over and ignite. Adds flavor and moistness to the pudding while the alcohol burns off so guests are not left too sleepy!! ☺
Edgar's apples make an appearance once again!
I wonder what he's doing. Shoveling snow in the gardens probably.
And they MUST BE THE SAME SIZE! lol
Wintering the gardens and tending the glass houses
We need to keep our smutty minds off of Egdar's apples!
I thought the same thing! 😂🍏🍎
ah yes it is Christmas Day.
BRING FORTH THE FLAMING PUDDING.
This show is honestly so nice! Not only do you learn a little something, but it's also such a lovely show to watch~ It's so interesting, and calming. I would recommend to anyone interested in the Victorian era to watch! ❤️❤️❤️
Yumiichu It is indeed interesting and calming.
We've been blessed!
Amen
I made this pudding 2 years ago. We ate one that year and left the other in the fridge for a year. Occasionally I'd add extra brandy to ensure it didn't dry out. Amazing how much the flavours change over time. So rich and decadent!
How were you saving it?
I was watching how to make cucumber ice cream when this came up. I love watching these!!!😆
Omg the best post Ever! She Is the best.
Cucumber ice cream?...
What the actual fuck?
Jack Powell omg same I’m addicted to these
When you lighted the cake, it just looked so beautiful! Felt like Christmas is near.
lit
The godess of cooking is back
I wish the makers and actors of this series a good health, and to never stop doing quality videos like this. Is such an amazing series and am glad it was on my recommendations. Merry Christmas everyone ❤🎄
1:35 I know that it was a long shot considering this was a pudding, but, I was hoping to hear "ourlmonds" on the list. Lol
If you decide to boil your pudding in a cloth, you can get a pretty pattern by using à crocheted or knitted cloth, like done in the fashionable apple dumpling recipe.
I find this quite exciting because it shows off my crocheting skills and is prettier than a plain cloth boil, despite me not being able to afford or find a pudding mold.
I'm not sure, but silicone might work. You'd have to check the temperature range and if it's ok to be boiled though. But they're basically today's Victorian molds. You can find them in any shape
I’m a Study Abroad student from the US and my host parents in London made us a Christmas pudding resently as well! It doesn’t look nearly as fancy as Mrs. Crocombe’s pudding though but it tasted really good! Love the videos!!! 💕
You can see how they edit it when she plates it like only half came out and they put them together then cut to a brand new cake like THERE. LOVELY.
Over here in the States (Las Vegas, no less), I finally made this recipe for Christmas! I used vegetarian "suet" and replaced some of the raisins and currants with apricots and dried cherries. I modernized the cooking techniques a bit (using cling wrap and aluminium foil to cover the pudding mold). It was absolutely wonderful, and flamed beautifully! Thank you for all of the wonderful and inspiring videos!
My family has been making Christmas pudding for the last few years and we love it... but this year I want to use this recipe, complete with the flaming brandy! It will certainly make for quite a show at the Christmas dinner. :D
Thank you so much for sharing! I always adore Mrs. Croocombe's inspiring and educational tutorials.
I wonder how it taste like, I have never had a Christmas pudding.
It tastes really delicious, actually! In our pudding, we also add dates, nuts and grated carrot. I haven't tried the version without carrots, but the kind we make tastes like a very rich, fragrant and fruity carrot cake. :)
Avoid the holly!
Would it work without the suet? Can I replace it with butter?
This is some high quality ASMR right here.
. *_Happy Christmas Mrs. Crocombe_*
My Jamaican family always had this at Christmas! Except we call it brandy cake and it’s served with brandy butter which is made of brandy, butter, and sugar. I could forget the cake and just eat a whole pint full of the brandy butter tbh 😂😂
I was literally just planning a shopping trip for my Christmas pudding ingredients when this uploaded! Equally well-timed in that it's Stir Up Sunday this weekend, the traditional day for making the Christmas Pudding! ("Stir up" comes from the verse from the Anglican lectionary for the Sunday before Advent starts, and traditionally the pudding mixture is stirred by each member of the family so that they can make a wish for the coming year.)
when the music starts you can finally say "yes.. she's back.." ❤️
I loved the lighting of the pudding on fire at the end :) These videos are so cosy to watch. I've been fascinated with the Victorian era ever since I visited London at Christmas as a child, we're Italians, but my grandmother bought a Victorian cook book on our visit and used to make plum pudding/Christmas pudding every Christmas. When we were growing up my siblings and I even used to do the old Victorian tradition of making a wish when we stirred the pudding lol. I made this a few days ago and it's still as delicious and festive as I remember it. The mixed spice smells like Christmas in a bowl 🎄
A post with an Avis Crocombe recipe! My day just got brighter. I plan to make this recipe.
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I love seeing Mrs. Crocombe she always brings me a smile and delicious recipes. Recently I’ve been ill and it certainly hasn’t felt like Christmas. But seeing her make Christmas pudding cheered me up so. Thank you
Watching these relaxes me so much and really informs me of how things were done then. It's wonderful and yes...i love Mrs Crocombe. she's a treasure.
Can anyone explain why it's called plum pudding if there's no plums in it??
Dried plums
Because raisins used to be called plums.
Was wondering the same
It's a Generic term for dried fruit. Also pudding means cake.
They pinned that question up top...with the answer.
The intro of the house and green grass with the sun behind always gets me. Imagine waking up in the morning and looking out the window to all that land. Beautiful!
My favorite has returned and with this delightful plum pudding. Merry Christmas, Mrs. Crocombe.
I’m American and my family never had anything like this with our Christmas celebrations, but when I was about nine or ten an English family moved into the house next door. They had a son my age, so I spent a lot of time over at their house. My friend’s mother would make a traditional plum pudding for Christmas each year, but neither my friend nor his sister cared for it. I thought they were crazy - it was delicious! I would always have a slice of the leftover pudding on Boxing Day, since there was always plenty leftover.
After the family had lived there for several years, and they found out how much I loved the plum pudding, they’d make an extra one to give to us each year as a Christmas gift. Their plum pudding was the round type that was boiled. My entire family hated it and never ate any, so it was all for me!
Some of the fondest memories from my childhood were of having afternoon tea at the neighbors’ house after school in the afternoons. Every day, we’d have a cup of tea with milk and a sprig of mint from the garden, and we’d have cucumber sandwiches and scones to go with the tea. A local TV station even showed episodes of Dr. Who each afternoon, so we’d have out tea while watching Dr. Who - Tom Baker, since it was the late 1970s. A quintessentially English experience in Texas!
Thansk for sharing this memory of your, sir! This feels wondrous!
Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without Mrs Crocombe's plum pudding :D :D
Gorgeous, now all it needs is some hard sauce; I'll be making some for my Christmas pudding for sure. Thank you and Happy Holidays. Cheers, Ardith
Back again for my yearly cooking lesson to make my Christmas puddings , they turn out fantastic every time !!
OoOohh!! 🙀 Mrs Crocombe's treating us for Christmas!! 😍❤
There is something so comforting about Mrs. Crocombe's videos. I just love them.
I wait all year for these videos!!! Thanks so much for another lovely recipe Mrs. Crocombe! :)
Someone please get this amazing woman her own show!
2/3 cup flour, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1 1/8 cup suet, 3/4 cup raisins, 3/4 cup currants, 7/8 cup apple, 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons sugar, 2/3 cup candied peel, 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice, pinch of salt, 7 ounces brandy, 3 small eggs..........you're welcome.
She forgot to add the breadcrumbs.
This is my favourite mold in the entire series
I love Christmas pudding. It’s really good. I’m making some this Christmas. I love how she’s explaining things so well. It helps people understand everything. This is really my type of food. It’s so good.
Mrs Crocombe: *comes in with scarf
Me: SHE GOES OUT OF THE KITCHEN?
I cannot get enough of this Lady!
Hii its 3.51am now.. Love ur channel.. Greetings from Malaysia🙋
This reminds me of my Nan. When I was a boy, we would have this after Christmas dinner. I am now going to make this for my children this year, as Nan has recently passed away.
*I love Christmas pudding*
( can't believe no one has said that)
🤣🤣
Yay she is back!! My favorite videos on this channel.
Hello. I love these videos, so nicely put together.
It's not the festive season but I'm still watching these....
I want her to read a bed time storiesss for meeeeee omgggggg
OMGGGGG YAAASSS🤣
These are my comfort videos, I love Mrs. Crocombe
Shouldn't you use an edible garnish? Holly berries are a bit on the poisonous side.
“a bit on the poisonous side” 😂😂 this is my favourite comment
*Why is this comment not pinned?!* My thoughts exactly! I mean holly is festive and all, but we don't want to go around poisoning the guest now do we?! LoL! 😂
They probably didn’t know that in the 19th century.
Gerarda Cronin they very much knew holly berries are poisonous, so is mistletoe. It would be removed at table, no one is going to eat it. Holly leaves at this point were still used in cough medicines, though.
@@gerardacronin3095You mean EVERYONE knew that at the time so nobody would get it into their heads to bite into it.
Mrs Crocombe does it again! Very entertaining!
I love that it's not only showing Victoria era cooking and cooking techniques but they give miss crocombe personality,backstory and with a good universe to add flavor
Mrs Crocombe actually existed
Where did the bread crumbs and the salt go?
When she said "add the dry ingredients" before she tossed in the suet, that was referring to the crumbs and salt
I wonder about the mixed spices, what kind of spices are we talking about and in what ratio were they mixed together? I guess cinnamon, gloves, mace and nutmeg, maybe?
and the flour? i was wondering the same thing
@@vetmom79 when she started she said; to my bowl of flour I will add the dry ingredients. So the flour was in the bowl already :)
Probably allspice
Mine is boiling away right now. Been in for two hours. Two to go. Never done one of these before, I’m proper excited!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Mrs. Crocombe 😍.
Oh England, I know you have plundered both my beloved home countries for your own greedy purposes but now that you've given us Mrs Crocombe I've forgiven you completely. Can't tell you how many times I've watched this, going to make this this weekend actually.
The blue flames are mesmerizing 💙😍
I just discovered this channel and I can't stop watching.
as an American, a black one at that, this channel fascinates me. love it.
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I would watch a full length show of Mrs. Crocombe. There wouldn't even need to be any dramatic plot or anything. I'd happily just watch her cook and keep the kitchen helpers busy and out of trouble.
This reminds me of the "Boiled/Drowned baby" pudding.
Quite the morbid but I get where it gets the name haha.
I have some dried fruit in the pantry :) might give it a go.
Think lard will be a good substitute for suet?
I love old English history. The recipes the way they lived i even like Mrs. Crocombe.Her mannerisms remind me of the Nanny.
"but that's not very imaginative"
AAAHHHH I love this series!
It's very lovely to see her cooking.
These videos are therapy for me, please do continue making them for a good while.
My goodness the sound and film design! Oh the sound was simply amazing! You have a fantastic team working for you guys!
Anyone knows any replacements for suet? I will be forever gratefull xx
Here in the UK we have vegetarian suet. Perhaps where you are they have similar. It's made of vegetable based oil mixed with flour, sometimes even rice flour.
However, I use butter in my Christmas Pudding.
Ahhhhhhhh I just love these. Always wish they were longer. Such wonder!
I love the copper molds and dishes. The molds are so beautiful and look amazing even when not in use.
I want a TV-show, an hour of cooking with some embroderi, housekeeping, preparations and a teabreak thrown in for diversity
She looks so excited when cooking. I love it!
Merry Christmas Mrs. Crocombe! I hope this won't be the only Christmas special you'll grace us with. How I wish I could have you fix my family and I a plum pudding at Audley House. Thank you!
I cant stop watching these cause i love how it is so so so so unique from the others to learn some of these recipes 😇😇
I’ve only seen Christmas pudding in illustrations here in the States, so it was fascinating to see how an actual one is made!
I could watch these all day. So glad I stumbled upon English Heritage here.
I need an endless supply of Mrs. Crocombe videos to keep my sanity in check
Your videos make me so happy every time I see a new upload with Mrs. Crocombe! These Christmas cookery recipes never fail to make me feel super festive! 🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻
Definitely a recipe I want to try making . Many years ago my late aunt would make Christmas pudding and we would receive one for many years . I wish I new what recipe she used .
Just found out surprisingly have mostly English,Welsh ancestry so i am so glad I found and subscribed to this channel
The season: Autumn
Me, an intellectual: Ortum
Raisins vs currents? Always thought they were the same! Learn something every day😊
Beautiful recipe and the flame on the pudding remind me the Aurora Borealis. Well done and Merry Christmas.
My grandmother always used clay flower pots to form her Christmas puddings, 2 for dessert at Christmas dinner between the adults served with ice cream and a lemon sauce because no one drank in my grandparents house, and one for each household. Happy memories for sure.
Looks a bit like the one my cousin's grandmother used to make.
Needed brown sugar / black treacle / some stout to make it the right colour.
I was thinking that my grandma and mother would both have been ashamed of serving up such an anaemic looking pudding.
What kind of pigeon-livered zounderkite would *dare* give this a thumbs down??
They must be poor and uncultured
I've got to use that one!🤣🤣🤣
I dont even like dried fruit cakes yet I loved watching this
We always set our pudding on fire!!! When I was little it was the highlight of the meal
Can you please upload these more often? So soothing.
The flaming shade