Christmas pudding
by Lysander666 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4VDNM)
First of all, I want to apologise to the forum for the banal nature of this topic which isn't intellectually enriching, political, technology-focused or arts-based. Yes, it's about Christmas pudding.
I have come to the realisation that I probably don't like Christmas pudding. I've eaten the damn thing for years dutifully but have been given an Xmas dessert menu which has other nice options: I feel bound to choose it because of the time of year, but the other options look good too.
Has anyone actually had a really good one, or it is a tradition that doesn't live up to expectations?
I think a large part of the problem is that many are mass-produced and/or shop-bought. Even the ones from Waitrose/Fortnums aren't that good, to my memory. I think that if one were home-made, there would be a much better chance of it being decent, so there is scope for potential - but few people make their own nowadays, I would imagine.
I have come to the realisation that I probably don't like Christmas pudding. I've eaten the damn thing for years dutifully but have been given an Xmas dessert menu which has other nice options: I feel bound to choose it because of the time of year, but the other options look good too.
Has anyone actually had a really good one, or it is a tradition that doesn't live up to expectations?
I think a large part of the problem is that many are mass-produced and/or shop-bought. Even the ones from Waitrose/Fortnums aren't that good, to my memory. I think that if one were home-made, there would be a much better chance of it being decent, so there is scope for potential - but few people make their own nowadays, I would imagine.