You said you'd feed me brandy and Christmas cake

[venta]

Of course, the other day's question about my leftover red wine missed the most important detail. So did I until now. There was me worrying about red wine when there was also leftover prosecco in the fridge (slack bastards, my dinner guests, never finish anything

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[bopeepsheep]

Ice cream is my Other, because I never ever have liked custard so as a child I always got ice cream with mine (when I was too young to like the taste of any sauce with alcohol in, anyway).

[venta]

Yes, ice cream is one I didn't think of, but I'm not surprised at the idea people put ice cream on it.

[ceb]

Also other types of heavily alcoholic butter things. Creme anglais is acceptable, but not British custard (ah, terminology :-). Really nice vanilla ice-cream might do in a pinch.

[damerell]

[venta]

Which facet of rum sauce causes you to declare it abomination?

[damerell]

[venta]

It definitely does.

There remains the question of whether it should.

[ailbhe]

I'm always confused when all the options are alcoholic.

[venta]

This was partly the starting point of the conversation - t'other half doesn't want an alcoholic option, but loves Christmas pud.

[venta]

... although I'm confused that you only ticked custard and cream as "things it's normal to have offered" :)

[ailbhe]

I've only met the alcoholic options when not in people's homes, which is why. In people's homes it's been non-alcoholic consistently.

[sammason]

I'll have all of those sauces, please. But misquoting Pooh Bear, 'Don't bother with the pudding.' Instead I'd like apple pie under the sauces.

[venta]

I've come rather late to liking Christmas pudding; I still prefer it cold.

What I still haven't made my peace with is mince pies. Fortunately my mother is lovely, and always makes me some pies with apricot filling which look almost exactly like mince pies from the outside (you have to learn the code - round hole in the top means apricots, two little slits means its mincemeat).

[sammason]

Those apricot pies sound good! I'd eat one of those (just one, because of the wheat) with any of the fillings you suggest. Please put it in this box [__] and teleport immediately.

Do you like Xmas cake? If so, you can have mine after I've nicked the marzipan.

[venta]

I do like Christmas cake, but for preference I like it complete with its marzipan. We have a nice fruity stollen this year, with marzipan up the middle, too - I'll put it in the box with the pie :)