They are a little expensive to send, but I think they are a wonderful way to let people

他們是一個有點昂貴的發送，但我認為他們是一個美妙的方式，讓人們。

know I'm thinking of them.

知道我在想他們。

This one is for my sister Sarah. She's also a cook. But I must get on. We're all very

這個是給我妹妹莎拉的她也是一個廚師。但我必須得走了。我們都很

busy making plum puddings and mincemeat. Even Fanny's busy making butter in the dairy.

忙著做梅子布丁和肉餡。就連芬妮也在乳品廠忙著做黃油。

I'm going to make Swiss Baskets. A lovely dish to have between the meat and the plum

我要做瑞士籃子。肉和梅子之間的一道可愛的菜。

pudding but before the ices.

布丁，但在冰塊之前。

For this recipe you will need...

這道菜你需要...

Butter.

黃油。

Sugar.

糖。

Eggs.

蛋。

Lemon zest.

檸檬六。

Flour.

麵粉。

Redcurrant jelly.

紅加侖果凍。

Pistachio nuts.

阿月渾子果。

Cream.

奶油。

Cherries.

櫻桃。

...and angelica.

...和當歸。

First I'm preparing my moulds. I've already buttered them so now I'm going to sprinkle

首先我在準備我的模具。我已經塗上了黃油，所以現在我要在模具上撒上

them with a mixture of flour and sugar.

他們與麵粉和糖的混合物。

I'm using dariole moulds, fluted dariole moulds, but you can use any small pudding moulds or

我用的是達里奧爾模具，有凹槽的達里奧爾模具，但你也可以用任何小布丁模具或。

even coffee cups.

甚至咖啡杯。

Now I'm going to make my Castle Pudding mix.

現在我要去做我的城堡布丁混合。

And to begin I'm going to cream the butter and sugar together.

而開始我要把黃油和糖一起打成奶油。

Adding the zest as I go.

邊走邊加醬。

Now the Castle Puddings are only going to use about half of my mix, so I'm going to

現在城堡布丁只用了我一半的混合料，所以我打算... ...

think ahead and use the rest for making small cakes for afternoon tea.

提前想好，用剩下的錢做小蛋糕做下午茶。

Now I'm going to add my eggs one at a time.

現在我要把我的雞蛋一個個加進去。

Leading up to Christmas the servants can be busy across the estate and so we often bring

在聖誕節前，僕人們可能會忙於整個莊園的工作，是以，我們經常會帶著

in help from the local village.

在當地村裡的幫助下。

Retired servants or married women, or one of Mr Barker the gamekeepers' sons - of which

退休的傭人或已婚婦女，或者是看門人巴克先生的兒子之一，其中

he has many.

他有很多。

Now I'm going to fold in the flour.

現在我要把麵粉摺進去。

Now I'm going to fill my moulds two-thirds of the way up.

現在我要把我的模具裝滿三分之二。

Christmas day itself should be quite peaceful. Perhaps their daughter Augusta or Mr Strutt

聖誕節本身應該是很平靜的。也許他們的女兒奧古斯塔或者斯特拉特先生

might come up from London. Lady Monson, Lady Braybrookes sister might be expected.

可能會從倫敦趕來孟森夫人，佈雷布魯克斯夫人的妹妹可能會來。

And the rest of this mix I'm going to give to Mary Anne so she can make the small cakes.

剩下的這些麵粉我會給瑪麗-安妮，讓她做小蛋糕。

There we are. They're ready for the oven.

我們到了他們已經準備好進烤箱了

Now that these have properly cooled, I can turn these Castle Puddings into Swiss Baskets.

現在，這些已經適當冷卻，我可以把這些城堡布丁變成瑞士籃子。

If they've risen, you'll need to cut them off so they are nice and flat. Mine are already

如果它們升起來了，你就需要把它們剪掉，這樣它們就會很平坦。我的已經是

flat.

平的。

I'm going to cut out the middle of each one.

我要把每個人的中間剪掉。

These aren't Christmas dishes as such. But I think the colours will complement the flowers

這些不是聖誕菜但我覺得這顏色和花的顏色很搭

and greenery on the Christmas table.

和聖誕桌上的綠植。

And Lady Braybrooke was very complimentary when I last made them.

上次我做的時候，佈雷布魯克夫人對我讚不絕口。

Now I'm going to brush them with redcurrant jelly.

現在我要給它們刷上紅加侖果凍。

Mary Anne!

瑪麗-安妮！

Is it hot?

熱嗎？

Yes, Mrs Crocombe.

是的 Crocombe夫人

Now you can go and whip the cream.

現在你可以去打發奶油了。

Yes, Mrs Crocombe.

是的 Crocombe夫人

Come to think of it, there aren't very many specific Christmas dishes.

仔細想想，具體的聖誕菜並不多。

All of the houses I worked at before had asparagus and Palestine Soup. That's Jerusalem artichoke.

我以前工作過的所有房子都有蘆筍和巴勒斯坦湯。那是耶路撒冷洋薊。

Nesselrode Pudding was very popular at Langley Hall - the last house I worked at.

奈瑟羅德布丁在蘭利廳--我工作的最後一間房子裡非常受歡迎。

They also liked roast swan.

他們也喜歡烤天鵝。

There is turkey of course.

當然還有火雞。

And goose.

還有鵝。

Poultry is popular throughout December.

整個12月，家禽都很受歡迎。

Now I'm going to roll them in the pistachios.

現在我要把它們卷在開心果裡。

Now that Mary Anne has whipped the cream, I'm going to fill each basket in the middle.

現在瑪麗安已經把奶油打發了，我要把每個籃子裝在中間。

And add a cherry on top.

再加上一個櫻桃。

And to make them look a little bit more like baskets I'm going to add a tiny strip of angelica

為了讓它們看起來更像一個小籃子，我將添加一個當歸的小條子

for the handle.

為手柄。

Angelica is from a plant that's easily as tall as myself. And it has a hollow stem.

當歸來自於一株和我一樣高的植物。而且它的莖是空心的。

Angelica is green. We bought this from the grocer in Walden. I suspect a little colouring

當歸是綠色的。我們在瓦爾登的雜貨店買的。我懷疑有一點色素

has been added to make it this vibrant.

已經添加了這樣的活力。

And there we are - Swiss Baskets.

這就是我們--瑞士籃子。

Oh! And Merry Christmas.

哦，聖誕快樂