Pudding cloth. You might like to try a pudding cloth. It is extra work. It would be easier in a pudding basin. But for me preparing the cloth, filling it with pudding mixture, tying it up tight and letting it fall into the hot water, releasing those spicy aromas, is what makes Christmas special. Cooking in an old kitchen

Place ½ cup (125g) plain (all-purpose) flour in the centre of the cloth. Rub in a circular motion to spread in a thin layer about 50cm diameter. ** To prevent the cloth-wrapped pudding from going mouldy due to humidity, wrap it loosely in a tea towel and keep it in the vegetable crisper of the fridge.

So I’ve decided to share the recipe. For those who want a real traditional Christmas pudding, I’m also including my grandmother’s original recipe, which I still have, on a page torn out of a women’s magazine many, many years ago. Christmas Pudding in a Cloth Recipe. Original Ingredients . 4oz each suet and butter; 4 eggs; 8 oz brown sugar

This traditional recipe for plum pudding is steamed in a calico cloth. The recipe has been handed down through generations, so it has been tried and proven time and again. ... the pudding needs to hang for a long time—at least three weeks—but anything up to six weeks is good too. The longer the pudding hangs, the better the chance of the ...

Steamed Christmas Pudding in a Cloth. ... (24 inches) in half leaving a loop at one end, wrap the loose ends around the bunched up cloth, knot it off as you go leaving the looped end hanging out. Ensure the string is tight, the mixture should be in the bottom of the sack with a gap before the string for air. ... it was a tradition and still is ...