The festive season is fast approaching and there’s just a couple of weeks left to get your Christmas orders in with us here at Curd & Cure. Our Christmas brochure is packed full of all the essentials you need including cheeses, chutneys, foodie gift ideas and of course, Christmas Puddings!
Alison Lilly, founder of LillyPuds, tells us more about her delicious Christmas puddings.
When & why did you establish LillyPuds?
I always had the LillyPuds name and had been making my Christmas pudding recipe for friends and family for many a year. In 2015, after being made redundant, I established LillyPuds and the rest, as they say, is history!
What makes LillyPuds different?
We use less sugar in our Christmas puddings as an ingredient – just 5%. Similar products contain 12 to 15%. We also do not use ghastly mixed peel instead we add lemon and orange zest to our puds. With a shorter steaming time, our puddings are lighter on the palate and scrumptiously fruity… the perfect ending to your festive meal.
What’s the best way to serve your puddings?
Our Christmas Pudding is delicious with brandy butter <don’t forget you can also order LillyPuds’ Brandy Butter from Curd & Cure>, clotted cream or a good vanilla custard. The perfect dessert wine to accompany our Christmas pud is a Muscat, rich and sweet or try a Damson Gin with a Plum Pudding!
If you weren’t in your current role, what you like to do instead?
Rest! Joking apart, I would love the opportunity to work in a Michelin star restaurant – can you imagine the buzz.
What is your favourite product in the LillyPuds range?
My Premium Christmas Pudding – the foundation of our business as LillyPuds first product. <Find this on page 1 of the Curd & Cure Christmas brochure>
Where is your favourite place to visit & take some time out?
France… I love Bordeaux!
What food/drink trends do you think we are going to see over the next 12 months?
Vegan, vegan, vegan
If you had to eat just one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Apart from Christmas Pudding, medium rare rib eye steak with Roquefort sauce – with sincere apologies to all our vegan followers!
LillyPuds’ traditional (premium) Christmas puddings are available from Curd & Cure as 454g puddings or 2 x 120g as well as gluten free 2 x 120g – see the first page of our Christmas brochure. LillyPuds Brandy Butter is on the following page. Please ensure all Christmas orders are placed by Friday 15th November 2019 to guarantee full availability.
