[Magdalen] Cooking advice - steamed pudding

[Scott Knitter]

Next time you're near Houston, do visit Goodwoods (goodwoods.com), a
British-goods shop. It's in The Woodlands. Wish I had thought of it on our
November trip to Houston. (But I'm glad we visited the gardens downtown.)

On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 4:37 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I think I've seen caster sugar at (Cost Plus) World Market, if you have
> that. They have a selection of UK products. We like Hob Nobs.
>
> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 4:23 PM, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> ObAng content -- Spotted Dick!
>>
>> Now that I have your attention, Alex and I are in a gourmet group. Our
>> next
>> dinner is coming up soon and we're in charge of dessert this time around.
>> Because this is a group of gay men, I just can't resist cooking Spotted
>> Dick with Cream Anglaise.
>>
>> I've found several recipes online that call for English products such as
>> suet and caster sugar. So far as I can tell, those aren't available in
>> Texas. Martha Stewart has a good looking recipe that uses butter and
>> regular sugar instead.
>>
>> My questions:
>>
>> - Will butter and sugar be acceptable substitutes? Or, are suet and caster
>> sugar actually available here?
>> - We will have to buy a pudding basin as we don't have anything that will
>> substitute. There are ceramic and metal (plain and non-stick) versions --
>> some with lids. Will the choice of vessel impact the final product?
>> - Any other advice with making steamed puddings? We are practicing our
>> recipe this weekend.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Peace, Rick
>>
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> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>



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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA