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Puddings And Crochet Do Not Mix
Posted by Lidian on April 13, 2008
This looks both dubious and soggy. A bad combination!
Behold the magic of crochet combined with the steaminess of steamed pudding, from a mid-1960s craft magazine (someone tore it out to save, amazingly enough, so I don’t have a date or magazine name). It is pretty much a given that it’s English though – we don’t much go in for steamed puddings in North America.
Except for plum pudding at Christmas. And back in the day there was Indian pudding in cans. My grandmother had one of those cans blow up all over her kitchen in the 1930s. Major cleaning job ensued.
Which is nothing compared to the second-degree burns that are going to happen if that cotton yarn gets too soggy.
Shay said
um….I think I see a clear glass pudding basin nestled snugly in that crocheted hammock.
Yes, it’s goofy looking but it beats reaching into a kettle of boiling water for a slippery dish with your bare hands or even potholders.
alison said
yes…. i`ve been looking for this pattern for years, i love in the uk & my mother`s had a crocheted bag for using with steamed pudding for years ( at xmas time) , its finallly rotted away after 40 years of use & i`ve been looking for this pattern for years, so thankyou for posting it on the net,alison x