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Goose and Plum Pudding: A Traditional British Christmas Feast |
| Section: LIFE / FOOD |
| Author: Adrianne Marcus |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1987 |
| Size: 2,272 Words, 12,467 Characters |
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In Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge's arrival with the prize Christmas turkey overjoys Tiny Tim and his family.
But the turkey was an extravagance, for the traditional British Christmas dish was the goose, which is exactly what the Cratchits were enjoying prior to Scrooge's largess. Goose is still a traditional British Christmas dish, and is savored at other times as well, but it has never been upstaged by turkey in the north of England. In Wales, goose is the bird of choice. Dylan Thomas' poem tells us "...that gobbling faces,/their cheeks bulged with goose, would press/ against the tinseled windows, the whole length/of the white echoing street."
A traditional British dinner can be roast goose or turkey, accompanied with chestnuts and apples, or you could make a ...
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... thickens. Allow to cool slightly, then strain over jello layer in bowl. Allow to set, then refrigerate.
Topping:
¾ cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon Cointreau
Mix all ingredients and whisk until mixture forms a light peak. Pipe cream onto trifle and then decorate with appropriate seasonal decoration, such as crystallized flowers and well-drained cherry halves.
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