Steampunk Hands Around The World- Steamed puddings
February means Steampunk hands around the world, and for this, we bring you… pudding!
Originally posted on The Moth Festival:
Steam Pudding Punk
The steamed pudding is a Victorian icon. Whether blazing in burning brandy, steeped in custard or covered in jam, a period pudding is a thing to reckon with. The truly authentic pudding would feature the shredded fat taken from around the kidneys of cows (that���s suet!). There would be flour in it. After that, all bets are off, depending on what you can afford. Eggs? Sugar? Booze? Fruit? Spices? If you boil it in a shirt sleeve, you might call it dead man���s arm. If it���s very plain, it might be ���old lady���s leg���. Put fruit in it, and for reasons best not explored, you could end up with a spotted dick.
Of course a modern enthusiast for Victoriana need not limit themselves to traditional recipes. You want cranberry and rum, you can have cranberry and rum! (I���m not offering to buy them for you, just to���
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