A Christmas Pudding Saga ........

Meltdown in Felixstowe the mix seen in the photo of Eric (last Article) was steamed on Friday morning  giving the mix 3 days of rest, I filled each red pudding basin just below the brim then fitted the red cap on, wrapped in muslin and tied with butchers string. Then steamed for 2 hours on opening the steamer I found all the red basins had buckled (as the photo shows) bits of Pudding mix had leaked and mixed in with the steaming water.... 2 hours and the water had only reduced by 50%, which I was pleased with. On removing...

TIMELINE In 974 A.D - Benedictine Monks first took possession of Welle Estate in Norfolk and established fascinating herb gardens. 13th century, the recipe for herbal tonic had been recorded by the monks at Upwell, deemed by then to be “nature’s answer to tenseness, tiredness and lowness of spirits”. Thus Norfolk Punch was born. 1539 - Henry VIII dissolved the monastic orders and confiscated their properties. the formula of Norfolk Punch was recorded and hidden by the monks. 1980 - This formula lay hidden for centuries, until its discovery by Eric in a priest hole in the 80's, who had...