Stir-up Sunday, November 22

This Sunday is Stir-up Sunday in the UK, the traditional day that families make their Christmas pudding. Stir-up Sunday is always the Sunday before Advent begins.

We won’t be doing a Christmas pudding this year, the main reason being that I’m the only one around here who’ll eat it. I’m now a vegetarian, and a Christmas pudding without eggs and butter or suet just doesn’t sound right, so I’ll stick to clementines.

Here are some links to articles (with recipes) about Stir-up Sunday. Let me know if you decide to make a Christmas pudding this weekend.

How to make a Christmas pudding (with video)– Times Online

Xanthe Clay’s countdown to Stir-up Sunday — the Telegraph

Traditional Christmas pudding — Delia Smith online

Rich Christmas pudding (uses vegetarian suet) — BBC Online

How to make suet — from HailBritannia.com

Related posts:

1. A gallery of Christmas puddings
2. The Mincemeat Chronicles, Pt. 1: Preparing the suet
3. The Mincemeat Chronicles, Pt. 2: Orange & Almond Mincemeat

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