Museums of History NSW | Discover SLM Talk: Christmas in the colony with Jacqui Newling @MuseumsofHistoryNSW | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 23 hours ago.
Celebrate the joys of Christmas, colonial style, with gastronomer Dr Jacqui Newling. Honouring the traditions of the Old World yet embracing the local Antipodean surrounds, Christmas festivities took on their own flavour in the colony, but the Christmas plum pudding still reigned supreme. Discover what was on the festive table in the mid-19th century, examine manuscript recipes for Christmas puddings held in SLM’s collection, and learn some of Jacqui’s tips for perfecting a traditional Christmas plum pudding.