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Thread #97142   Message #1909349
Posted By: GUEST,Cats
14-Dec-06 - 08:47 AM
Thread Name: BS: Christmas Pudding Recipe
Subject: RE: BS: Christmas Pudding Recipe
That'll be the brandy and champagne punch then. Slice apple, orange lemon and lime. Put in punch bowl. Soak for 24hrs in Brandy. Put in ice cubes - use a variety here. Some could be made with lady grey Tea made up weak, some should have flower heads in them -lovage flowers are good, make some with lime juice in or lemon juice in, so you get a variety of back tastes and colours. Then, mix 1 bottle brandy with 2 bottles champagne or other fizzy white wine [make it decent]and pour over.   The next part is the most important. Gather 6 or 8 very good friends around before the party starts to 'Fathom the Bowl'. After singing to it you have to taste the punch and adjust the flavours - and invariably make more punch. [ At that party I used 6 bottles of brandy and a dozen bottles of champagne.] Make sure you eat the fruit as well but for heavens sake, don't even think about driving after you have drunk any of this or eaten the fruit. This years New Years Eve will be hibiscus buds, which you can buy in syrup. Put one in the bottom of a champagne flute, pour over a little of the syrup then top up with champagne. Wait and you will see the bud opens and the champagne turns pink. You can eat the flower at the end.