
Actually, I did have Christmas puddings, two of them. One is a M&S ‘enriched’ one, and one is a Fortnum & Mason ‘luxury’ one, and I’m longing to try them out. The problem was that after that goose Christmas dinner I was too full to attempt either of them! Fortunately two friends who know my tastes had solved the problem, and underneath my tree was a box of Polish Wisnie w Likierze, aka chocolate cherry liqueurs. The other was a Bellina chocolate selection box featuring different chocolates, one of which was a cherry liqueur – the ones that have a cherry stone inside and a stalk. It solved the problem, and in mid afternoon I ate chocolate liqueurs instead of Christmas pudding….