"Menno" > wrote in message
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> Now what about the readying for eating later
> on. Could I heat the Christmas pudding in a
> microwave? I've always done the regaular
> heating in the pudding basin au bain marie
> for an hour and a half before serving.

Ermmmm, I probably wouldn't, but I'm rather antimicrowave. Is it
possible for you to heat it the pudding in a bain marie before leaving
for dinner and wrap it well in towels (or other insulating material)
until it's needed for dessert? I'm just concerned that the texture
would really suffer if microwaved. Heck, even room temperature
Christmas pudding is pretty darned good (not to mention slices fried
in butter ... *drool* I can see I need to make a pudding this year,
late or not). Or perhaps your friends will have oven space for the
bain marie trick while everyone's eating dinner?

-j
(anything but the microwave!)