Comments on Mat Follas - The Wild Garlic blog: "Heston's Christmas Pudding" My take on it anyway

Wow this looks a great recipe thankyou for sharing...

2011-11-29T13:03:18.953Z

Wow this looks a great recipe thankyou for sharing, I am hoping to give this a try, I wondered if anyone could help with a question I have that is probably obvious to most, when cooking the orange/lemon in the water with icing sugar, Mat states heat to 80-90'c, do we get the water to this temperature and keep it at this temperature for 2 hours on the hob? also if we wanted to repeat the process for a more candied affect, what stage would we start from ? Thank you for any replies

i bought a strudle xmas pud from lidl and intend t...

2010-12-08T21:55:02.809Z

i bought a strudle xmas pud from lidl and intend to do 'your oranges' cut a hole underneath and sit the orange inside and cover the base with the pudding mix i remove...........hope this will work too and save a lot of extra work.....will pour the orange sauce over it and serve with ice cream and custard............bring it on.........

As written I wouldn't keep it for more than a ...

2010-12-06T15:23:15.513Z

As written I wouldn't keep it for more than a week, if you want to candy the fruit more then repeat the candying process ... personally I prefer it with a hit of orange rather than just candied flavour ... up to you. If you do make it for longer then feed the pudding with a ittle sherry or port every few days

After all the talk about Heston's, shops selli...

2010-12-06T12:19:58.276Z

After all the talk about Heston's, shops selling out of it and people charging stupid money on Ebay what could be better than making it yourself. Thanks for sharing your recipe. I will be trying this for a Christmas meal.

Oh, Mat, another question. Could I make this in ad...

2010-12-05T23:18:04.117Z

Oh, Mat, another question. Could I make this in advance, and if yes, how long and then how do I store it? I am a bit confused as the fruit still looks fairly fresh, and I don't want it going mouldy.

Wow!! Here I was wondering if I had an odd £200 or...

2010-12-05T23:15:59.910Z

Wow!! Here I was wondering if I had an odd £200 or so I coul spend on Heston's pudding. Will definitely be trying this one out, thanks ever so much, Mat!

Oooh jolly good. I think I'd prefer the orange...

2010-12-05T22:33:08.150Z

Oooh jolly good. I think I'd prefer the orange more candied myself, from the pics, but does look good!

How long would these keep? If i made one now - wou...

2010-12-05T22:26:26.575Z

How long would these keep? If i made one now - would it keep till Christmas or do i need to make it nearer the day?

not a fan of christmas pud, but his looks yummy - ...

2010-12-05T21:24:18.455Z

not a fan of christmas pud, but his looks yummy - i think you've converted me!

Eat your heart out Heston!

2010-12-05T20:24:21.772Z

Eat your heart out Heston!

OMG that looks utterly gorgeous and very tempting....

2010-12-05T20:10:50.022Z

OMG that looks utterly gorgeous and very tempting.
Oh.
This does mean that I'm going to have to try to make one myself now. *sags*

Now THIS I'd buy.

2010-12-05T18:43:49.239Z

Now THIS I'd buy.

Excellent idea, look forward to hearing how it tur...

2010-12-05T18:41:30.514Z

Excellent idea, look forward to hearing how it turns out. If it works, how many can you produce before Christmas. ;)

I'm liking the cut of your jib, Mister Follas

2010-12-05T18:29:23.772Z

I'm liking the cut of your jib, Mister Follas

Can't wait to seeeeeeeeeeeee!

2010-12-05T18:05:18.904Z

Can't wait to seeeeeeeeeeeee!

Ooooooh fab idea!

2010-12-05T16:19:44.907Z

Ooooooh fab idea!

They look absolutely delicious.

2010-12-05T16:12:06.818Z

They look absolutely delicious.

I think seeds are fine ... they'll be candied ...

2010-12-05T12:35:06.536Z

I think seeds are fine ... they'll be candied so not bitter

Are mandarins seedless? Does one need a seedless c...

2010-12-05T11:52:48.729Z

Are mandarins seedless? Does one need a seedless citrus fruit for this or are pips OK do you think?