Trifle *and* Christmas pud? On top of fillet steak *and* capon? Wow, Raggy, you really push out the boat chez vous!

I'm impressed, not least by the implied capabilities of your kitchen. I want a cooker that would handle both a roast of beef and a capon at the same time, but I don't see that happening until I win the lottery. Then I'll buy an Aga, or its gas-fired equivalent, and build the kitchen around it.

I'm not hosting the family this year, so our contribution to Christmas dinner is portable: we are bringing the pudding, by taxi, clear across town to The Brother's house where his dear wife is preparing the Roast Beast and its accompaniments. The taxi driver ain't gonna like us much, because -- as well as the pudding and its hard sauce -- we will be toting a six-gang bottle bag, prezzies for several close kin, and a loaf of Himself's new-made bread teetering on top of the load.

Speaking of Himself, I can tell by the bellowing of the television that the baking session has been followed by rugby. Christmas is going well chez nous.