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Questions
Freezing Chicken Liver Pâté
Hello.
Can delias chicken liver pate be stored until needed in the freezer please?
Making a ring tin Christmas Cake
Hello Lindsey,
I have made Delia’s Classic Christmas cake for many years and this year I would like to bake it in a ring shaped tin. Could you advise on quantities and, more importantly, cooking times please?
The capacity of my ring tin is just under 3litres - this is the only way I could think of to measure it!
Many thanks, Barbara
Didn't have all the time to steam the puddings
Help!! I made my Delia Christmas pudding mix and left overnight, but didn’t have the right size bowls so I didn’t get to put them onto boil until nearly 24 hours later. Then I’ve only been able to boil two of them for three hours because I had to go to bed so I’ve left them sitting in the saucepans. Have I ruined them?Should I start again? TIA
Christmas pudding problem
Hello Lindsey
I used Delia's Christmas pudding recipe, I've used it before and liked it very much, this time I have forgotten to put the suet in. What's it going to be like, solid and a rock? Will it be at all edible?
Thanks Pat
Steaming a larger Christmas Pudding
Hello, I'm wondering the best way yo scale up the Christmas pudding recipe. I'm comfortable scaling up the ingredients, however by how much should I increase the steaming time for a 1.5ltr pudding both for 1st and 2nd steaming?
Storing Christmas Mincemeat
I’m about to make Christmas mincemeat, when in jars how is best way to store them and how long will they last?