[Sca-cooks] plum pudding

[Terry Decker]

Flaming desserts were a big thing in the 1880's.  I haven't found earlier 
references.  High proof alcohol became widely available in the 16th Century, 
so the practice might be Elizabethean.  If I needed to speculate, it sounds 
like something that the House of Hanover might have done (18th Century at 
the earliest would be my bet).

Bear


> gentle friends,
> i am cooking a 12th night feast with an Elizabethan theme and intend to 
> serve a flaming plum pudding to high table.  i realize that this is not 
> precisely in period, and will be sure to tell people that, but i'm going 
> to do it anyway.  can someone help me with EXACTLY how out of period it 
> will be?  i'm remembering Laura Mason's talk at the Leeds Conference on 
> Food two years ago, and thinking that I'm "prevericating" by probably less 
> than a hundred years. elaina