Okay so yesterday, i went to make some "Dried Apricot Jam", page 226 then saw i had to soak the apricots overnight, so the jam itself, didn't get made till today. The Apricot Jam turned out not bad, very sweet and very thick, so i think ill lay off making jams for a bit till they have gone.
The reason for my jam was so that i could make some "Fig Pudding", Page 213, with the figs my friend bought down from her tree up north. I didnt really have enough to make Fig Jam or Paste etc ( that and i have enough jam in the cupboard right now ) plus im trying to stick to Edmond's recipes..... lol
Figgy pudding, well it was a bit of a disaster zone, i started when i got up, made half the pudding, got interrupted with the plumber arriving early to work on the bathroom. Once pudding was made and ready to go into the pot i couldn't find the pudding basin, realising it hasn't even been unpacked from our move a year ago i would actually need to root around in the garage to find the darn thing. After locating it pretty smartly, (thanks to my OCD in organising) i cleaned it up and set back to work...
I had just enough figs left over for another batch and so i rang my neighbour and asked if she would like them to make one..she asked me what the ingredients were, as i rattled them off i realised that i had forgot to add the soda and hot milk...shit...
The pudding was already in and halfway done, so i had to just hope for the best.
Its turned out OK, looks like a steamed pudding, smells like figs and doesn't appear to be gluggy anywhere, i have to say though, im very reluctant to try it....
Fail? in my heart i think so!! - hubby thought it was funny and said "im sure it will be fine babe". Its nice to have a prop up, confidence wise, but i can smell my husbands lies like a fart in a car and there is no way his words were sweet smelling lol......maybe ill make him try it citing 'you said it would be fine" - whats the bet he doesn't like figs......find out later i guess. :D
Lesson learnt for today - Preparation..... HA!
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