Heston, Christmas Pudding, Early Birds, Worms
Taking a rare visit away from the the bins behind Lidl, to the even rarer air of Waitrose (they left the tradesman's entrance open, so managed to dodge the doorman - I was wearing jeans), Mrs C and I spotted the extremely rare Heston Blumenthal Christmas Pudding with "hidden orange".
As there weren't thousands of banshee-like "sevenoaks mums" scrabbling over the few that were still on the shelf, Mrs C and I started to have doubts that this was indeed the lesser-spotted Heston Christmas Pud that was selling for thousands of pounds on fleabay last year?
Was this not the famous, secret handshake to a successful and prosperous Christmas, just sitting there waiting to be put in our trolley?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9586987/Hestons-orange-Christmas-...
Worse, are they last year's El Dorado ? So therefore it would be extremely unfashionable to even give it a passing glance, in case we're spotted.
Or are we so early that the vultures haven't yet smelled blood (or hidden orange)?
Is there anything else that we should be grabbing now, before it's too late?
My Xmas puddings are pretty good. It's a family tradition: My father always made his own, and I've carried the baton. Got all the ingredients and I'll start this week.
Even worse, are they last year's Christmas puddings? 
Because of the alcohol they can last years.
Very amusing, but please put 50p in the charity box for using the C word in October. It's usually £1 but if you've been to Waitrose you probably spent all of those.
Very amusing, but please put 50p in the charity box for using the C word in October. It's usually £1 but if you've been to Waitrose you probably spent all of those.
Duly noted 
Got my £1 back for the car parking - I'll use that.
Yes, but last year's Heston puddings are like, so last year. This year's has a miniature spray bottle of Essence of Silver Sixpence built-in...
I'm clearly getting old, I read the name "Heston" in the title and thought "What, Charlton? What's he got to do with Christmas Pudding?"
Oh and our neighbour gives us a Christmas Pudding for Christmas, to be eaten the following Christmas. I would say it's lovely but I can't stand the things, I have chocolate cake instead.
i read 'Heston' in the title and thought 'Services'
At least the ones you buy in Waitrose (probably) won't cause the food poisoning you could have got from eating at his restaurant.*
Telly chefs are entertainers and shouldn't be taken too seriously when it comes to actual food. (With the exception of the sainted Delia.)
*Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is more subtle in his attempts to cull the trendy, rich city types. He encourages them to pick wild fruits, berrys, herbs, fungi etc. when they are in the country. (Knowing full well that many of them will poison themselves.)
At least the ones you buy in Waitrose (probably) won't cause the food poisoning you could have got from eating at his restaurant.*
Telly chefs are entertainers and shouldn't be taken too seriously when it comes to actual food. (With the exception of the sainted Delia.)
*Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is more subtle in his attempts to cull the trendy, rich city types. He encourages them to pick wild fruits, berrys, herbs, fungi etc. when they are in the country. (Knowing full well that many of them will poison themselves.)
I think you'll find he takes a bit more of a blunt approach than that, he locks the doors and then burns the building down around them!*
*He doesn't, obviously...
Yes, but last year's Heston puddings are like, so last year. This year's has a miniature spray bottle of Essence of Silver Sixpence built-in...
That's pretty run-of-the-mill for old Heston.
Delia is great cookery teacher but does not have a record of running successful, award winning restaurants
Never been to Delia's or Yellows then?
i read 'Heston' in the title and thought 'Services'
Or this
Famous scenes from 20th century history...
Heston aerodome 1938.
"This morning I had another talk with Herr Blumenthal, and here is the pudding recipe which bears his name upon it. Some of you, perhaps, have already heard what it contains. Peas, gin, flour, thyme..."
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Even worse, are they last year's Christmas puddings?
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