Nostalgia Trip!
When I was a kid, I had a favourite pudding.
Three Quarter Hour Pudding
Something happened the other day and took me back years. My mother died two weeks ago, and I suddenly thought, OMG, the world will never see this pudding again. Even though I haven’t had it in well more than 30 years, I suddenly missed it, and Googled it.
My Mum never used a recipe book for this one, as a kid I guessed it was her receipe, even though we never discussed the origin.
On the Chelsea sugar company site.
I can’t find an image that looked like Mum’s. But I remember that she served it at the table in the steaming bowl and dolloped it out onto our plates with a spoonful of Golden Syrup. My father preferred Treacle, and I followed in that preference; they say like father, like son.
This was also posted on Things that Fizz & Stuff today, but it’s a part of me, so it belongs here too.
Yesterda’y crumbed hake and Roquey Cheese sauce was wonderful; and the good news is, I have some left over for today. Waste not, want not.
I really should go and water my plants outside, they are doing a serious wilt and making me feel guilty of neglect.
I washed the dishes this morning. *Round of applause* I actually washed my coffee mug, which is unusual because it never stays empty long enough to wash.
Heating up lunch.
Later.
lovely story AV. Smells, images, flavours bring back memories. Are you going to try and follow the recipe?..;) nor really a treacle fun myself (does not exist in Italy so I’ve never had it), so I take your word for it…
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>OAiC, I have never seen golden syrup nor treacle here in Brazil, but then I haven’t looked. Brazil is a major sugar producer, so there must be. There is another story here that brought back strong childhood memories: https://lifeisbutalabyrinth.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/sunday-travel-tales-38/ Yes, I am going to try it, I could substitute honey, I suppose.
AV
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