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JULY RECIPE OF THE MONTH

Thanks to Jenny in Chaucer Chapter for July's recipe. Jenny says this is loosely adapted from her Mum's recipe, using the fruits that are available around here. This is so easy, yet so tasty.

Summer Pudding

SUMMER PUDDING

2 lb. soft summer fruits (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches, cherries, etc.)
Sugar to taste
7-8 medium slices white bread from a large loaf

A 1 1/2 pint (850 ml) pudding basin, lightly buttered.

Rinse the fruits and place with sugar to taste in a large saucepan over a medium heat and let them cook for about 3-5 minutes, only until the sugar has melted and the juices begin to run. Don't overcook and so spoil the fresh flavor.

Remove the fruit from the heat.
Line the pudding basin with the slices of bread, overlapping them and sealing well by pressing the edges together. Fill any gaps with small pieces of bread so that no juice can get through when you add the fruit.

Pour the fruit and juice in (reserving 2/3 cup.)
Cover the pudding with another slice of bread.
Place a small plate or saucer, (one that will fit exactly inside the rim of the bowl) on top.
Place a 3 or 4 lb. weight on top of the plate, and leave the pudding in the refrigerator overnight.

Just before serving the pudding, turn it out onto a large serving dish and spoon the reserved juice all over to soak any bits of bread that still look white.
Serve cut into wedges, with cream.

A PUDDING POSTSCRIPT

While searching on the internet for something about the history of summer pudding, I came across the following site: The Pudding Club. Founded at the Three Ways House Hotel in 1985, the Pudding Club aims to prevent the demise of the traditional great British Pudding. Interested pudding afficionados are encouraged to join the Pudding Club, and the site describes meetings and special events. The Three Ways House Hotel is located in the scenic Cotswolds at Mickleton, Gloucestershire. The bedrooms are named after puddings. . . . "Spotted Dick and Custard," "Lord Randall's Bedchamber," "The Oriental Ginger Pudding Bedroom," "The Summer Pudding Bedroom" and "Sticky Toffee and Date."