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From: "Betsy Harper" <>
Subject: Re: [CoTyrone] Christmas past- Pudding????
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:16:23 +1000
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Hi Roy we had no running water either - every drop was caried from the well
in hail, rain, or snow. No electricity either -only oil lamps.It was a real
highlight [pun intended] when we got a pressurised lamp!! I tell my
grandchildren about these things,and the "crooks" over the open fire and
"oven pots" and so on and they think I'm making it up!! Betsy Harper
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 1:48 AM
Subject: Re: [CoTyrone] Christmas past- Pudding????


>
> Hi Teena,
>
> The hanging of the pudding on a door brings back memories of my days as a
> youngster on our farm in Ballinderry.
>
> My grandmother made the pudding by steaming it in a large cast iron pot
over
> the open fire. It was usually wrapped in linen. After hours of steaming
it
> was put on a hob near the fireplace to dry. Then it was hung on a
harness
> hook on the back of the kitchen door, still in the linen cover.
>
> I can only assume the generous amount of Hennessey's brandy used in the
> recipe helped to preserve it.
>
> At Christmas it was taken down, re-warmed, sliced and served with a heated
> sauce.
>
> Along with the goose this was a looked forward to highlight of our
Christmas
> dinner.
>
> I vaguely recall it being referred to as plum pudding but I do not think
> plums were ever included in the recipe.
>
> Our farm did not have electricity or running water and everything was
baked
> or cooked in pots hung on an arm that could be swung in and out over the
> large open fireplace.
>
> My grandchildren and great grandchildren still find this hard to believe.
>
> Roy
>
> Mississauga - Canada
>
> > Hi Betsey,
> >
> > I must be daft........huh??? Pudding hanging on a back door,
> > in what??? Horseshoes?
> > How thick was this pudding- and who ate it afterwards??? <BG>
> >
> > Would love a more detailed explanation of what this might be???
> >
> > Cheers~ Teena
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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