The Cooking Thread

[sime42]

Another vote for Christmas Cake and Christmas Pudding. Is it just our lot or are they falling out of favour? Only about half the people round the table had any pudding, even though we went old school and dowsed it with brandy then set it alight.

 

My grandmother used to cook both to a very high standard, now my mum has taken on the mantle. I love both.

 

 

[Stubby]

5 minutes ago, sime42 said:

Another vote for Christmas Cake and Christmas Pudding. Is it just our lot or are they falling out of favour? Only about half the people round the table had any pudding, even though we went old school and dowsed it with brandy then set it alight.

 

My grandmother used to cook both to a very high standard, now my mum has taken on the mantle. I love both.

 

 

Never liked either . Too rich and hate icing anyway . Mince pies for me . I'd rather have a few more parsnips !😀

Edited January 9 by Stubby

[Stere]

I like an xmas pud or cake but prefer them without the brandy.

 

Like one with  royal icing.

 

 

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, Stere said:

I like an xmas pud or cake but prefer them without the brandy.

 

Like one with  royal icing.

 

 

Yuk ! 😄

[roboted]

Icing and marzipan for me and the remainder with butter and cheddar cheese. Bloody good engine room fodder.

[peds]

I am ambivalent about the icing, I have no strong feelings either way but I request mine without. My mother made 18 this year for various people, she offers icing and marzipan, but only 1 of the 18 asked for it this year.

 

Being a posh southerner (Warwickshire...), I don't really go for the slice of cheese thing, but I understand how it works. It's just not for me.

 

Although I did do a dessert for a short time in 2007 of tarte tatin (puff pastry apple tart) with a scoop of cheese ice cream in an apple crisp basket, which was pleasant.

 

On that note... I will put some fruit jams (damson, plum, redcurrant... etc...) on cheese, but I will not put other fruit jams (strawberry, raspberry, etc...) on cheese, and those two lists may change seemingly at random depending on the cheese in question. 

[sime42]

10 minutes ago, roboted said:

Icing and marzipan for me and the remainder with butter and cheddar cheese. Bloody good engine room fodder.

 

What on earth? Cheddar?!

[peds]

Just now, sime42 said:

 

What on earth? Cheddar?!

 

It's a whole thing. Obviously another posh southerner. 

[sime42]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

Never liked either . Too rich and hate icing anyway . Mince pies for me . I'd rather have a few more parsnips !😀

 

Oh yeah, forgot good old mince pies, love them too.

[roboted]

3 minutes ago, peds said:

 

It's a whole thing. Obviously another 

Northerner 😁