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Stir-up Sunday
Have you heard of Stir-Up Sunday? I think this is such as lovely idea.
It dates back centuries and was encouraged by The Church in its Common Book of Prayer.
It’s not a tradition that I
experienced growing up,
but it’s certainly one that I
would like to start with
my children.
Traditionally, on Stir-Up Sunday families gather together in the kitchen to create their Christmas pudding. Everyone should get a turn to mix, and the opportunity to make a wish. Some put coins in their pudding and it is believed that finding a coin brings wealth, health, happiness for the coming year. We could all do with some of that!
Christmas pudding is usually a mixture of dried fruit, nuts, alcohol and breadcrumbs though early versions, originally known as Christmas porridge, incorporated beef, mutton and wine. Yuk! In 1664, Cromwell, in typical-style, banned it as a lewd, sacrilegious custom. In 1714, George I reintroduced it, thankfully without the meat.
This Sunday is Stir-Up Sunday,
so why not gather in the
kitchen and make a
Christmas pudding with your family?
Here’s the recipe we will be
following from the legendary
Dairy Book of Home Cookery.
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The Dairy Book of Home Cookery has been reprinted and is available to buy now
