Two English specialties

Fish`n´chips

You will need:

Equipment:

A bowl
A sharp knife
A sifter
A cutting board
A whisk
A deep heavy bottom pan
A frying basket

Ingredients:

4 pieces of Cod or Haddock 0.151 Kg each
1 sprig fresh parsley


For the batter:

1 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup beer



: christmas pudding, or plum duff/pudding


The plum pudding's association with Christmas goes back to the old England with the Roman Catholic church's Control that the "pudding should be made on the twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity, that it be prepared with thirteen ingredients to represent Christ and the twelve apostles and that every family member stir it in turn from east to west to honour the Magi and their supposed journey in that direction"


Mrs Beeton's Christmas Pudding Recipe


ingredients
8 oz moist sugar (use soft brown )
8 oz chopped suet or modern day equivalent
8 oz sultanas cleaned
8 oz raisins halved and stoned
4 oz currants washed and dried
4 oz shredded mixed candied peel - Cut your own or use ready cut
4 oz of plain flour
4 oz breadcrumbs
2 oz almonds blanched and shredded
the grated rind of a 1 lemon
3 eggs
a salt spoonful of  nutmeg grated
half a teaspoon of salt
quarter pint of milk
1 small wineglassful of brandy (optional)