Three dark fruit puddings sit on three plates

Three of the four Christmas puddings I made yesterday. I'll steam the last one tomorrow.

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Two lidded pudding molds, one red, one clear, sit atop a canning rack inside a huge pot with steam rising up around the molds

A large metal pudding mold with lid sits inside a pot with a glass lid, which has condensation on the inside from the rising steam

The first three puddings are now being steamed. I'll leave them on for eight to ten hours. The fourth one I'll steam tomorrow.

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Adding the first can of draft Guinness to the mix (I added two cans total).

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Large stainless steel mixing bowl with flour and other dry ingredients

Four and a half lbs of dry ingredients.

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Large stainless steel mixing bowl full of small pieces of fruit

Five and a half lbs of fresh fruit, dried fruit, and fruit peels, soaked in four different kinds of liquor and fruit juices.

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And it worked! I now have four vintage #kilnerjars with #xmaspud in them.

Necessity is the #motherofinvention! Couldn’t find any pudding basins to make my #rindfree #XmasPud! So I put my dumpy vintage #kilnerjars into action! Making mini puds my way. Steaming them for a couple of hours and then I’ll seal them with their lids!