How to Make Amber Pudding - The Victorian Way 

"Mrs. Warwick's marmalade is superior to any store bought one" We stan a supportive bestie! XD

I never get tired of seeing Mrs. Crocombe throwing shade at the lesser servants.

"Yes Maryann, it looks delicious, but the orange curd is NOT suitable for servants," said Mrs. Crocombe, casting a withering glance at Maryann, who was eying the jar. And, just like that, Maryann's dreams of orange curd on scones was squashed.

Mrs. Crocombe reading the Marmalade industry was a masterpiece.

The portuguese still make marmelade with quinces. Quinces in Portugal are called “Marmelo” and the jam made from them is called “marmelada”, from which word comes the term marmelade.

When I’m feeling low I just need to hear those 6 words to cheer me up. “For this recipe you will need…”

I don’t often like a video before I’ve seen it, but this is Mrs.Crocombe after all!

I feel like there are loads of jam lovers out there who would love to see how Mrs. Warwick makes the jams and marmalade.

We hope you enjoy this new recipe from Mrs Crocombe! It was a favourite of the Victorian Way crew, and is taken from Avis Crocombe's own recipe book. As always, here are the answers to some questions you may have from our historian, Dr Annie Gray. • Can I make this vegetarian? I don’t like marmalade. Yes, simply swap the suet for vegetarian suet. You can also swap the marmalade for another preserve, thought in our opinion the marmalade is the point. This recipe is very much of its time, and orange marmalade was a very popular flavour. • Can I make this without suet? If you are vegetarian, you can buy vegetarian suet (in the UK it is branded Atora and comes in green packets). If you struggle to get it in a shop, you can buy it online. However, if you are reallly struggling, then butter may work. It won't be as light and mouth-meltingly lovely - suet has some unique cooking properties - but the flavour will still be there. You could also try shortening. Lard would probably be too heavy (and piggy), and margarine is never the answer to anything. Annie says that suet is one of her go-tos in the kitchen, as it makes foolproof pastry and incredible puddings and that suet and mutton are the two things from Mrs Crocombe's kitchen that she'd not want to be without! • Wasn't marmalade invented in Scotland? That’s one of the many pervasive invention myths in food. Marmalade comes from the Spanish word for quince. The orange versions came along in the late 16th century. Scotland does have a long and strong association with marmalade though, especially orange marmalade which was one of the major industries in Dundee for a long time. • Why did the servants eat different food? Tell me more about servants’ food. Mrs Crocombe would have been cooking for three different groups: the family, the ‘upper ten’ and the main body of servants. The upper ten were the most senior staff, and included the governess, housekeeper, butler, personal servants (ladies' maids and valets), and the cook. They ate they dinner separately to the rest of the staff, and had slightly better food. All the servants at a house like Audley End ate reasonably well though, averaging 450g / 1lb of meat a day. Their food was cheap and plain, but there was plenty of it, which was one - very compelling - reason why domestic service was one of the biggest employment areas at the time. • What does this taste like? A gorgeous, sweet-butter cake, pleasingly stodgy and very comforting. When we tested it for The Victorian Way cookery book it was one of our chef team’s favourites.

No pudding would dare not unmold beautifully for Mrs. Crocombe. That cream also looked absolutely delicious.

“It’s the perfect thing for warming you up on a cold day” Me, in sweltering Australian Summer: ah, perfect!

I've dug up Keiller marmalade jars at old dumps. I love them, and while writing this, realised it's my picture for my youtube account 😳😂

Only the best marmalade for Audley End! You can buy inferior marmalades, but only if you’re common *withering side-eye*

She looks so pleased with the end result, and I don't blame her! That pudding looks delicious! 😊

As I child I always wondered why my dad had string in the kitchen - after watching a lot of Mrs. Crocombe things finally make sense 😊

Besides serving a delicious pudding mrs Crocombe also tells us about the differences between classes in 19th century England.

For this recipe you will need: A pound of shade

I really enjoy the quiet moments with no music in the background. It makes me almost feel like I'm there.

I love the way the rank of all is preserved - the servants get a bog standard mould whereas the family get a fancy mould!

Hand on her hip As she says “There we are Amber Pudding” I love seeing Mrs C ❤️ Please never stop this series

I LOVE YOU KATHY, HUGE FAN! YOU AND THE FOLKS WHO MAKE THE COOKING SEGMENT CARRY THIS CHANNEL!😭

Always a great day when it begins with Mrs. Crocombe❣️

I pictured the servants together at the table, being served this tasty pudding and having a great time of fellowship and laughter regardless of whether they had cream or wine or fine dinnerware to accompany it:) For just being servants, they had the best marmalade according to Mrs. Crocombe opinion! There may be hierarchy but she puts her best into them all.

Who needs ASMR when you can have Mrs Crocombe?

makes me realize that I've never eaten pudding in my entire life

I was like "I CAN MAKE THIS, FINALLY!" Then my grandmother refused to let me steam my pudding for 4 hours :c

I have one of those Keillor jars! It resides in my late grandmother's kitchen hutch this very day. How it got to Vicksburg, Mississippi I have not the foggiest idea.

Does English Heritage sell merch? Because "Everyone loves a suet pudding" absolutely MUST go on a t-shirt or apron! 😅

This would be amazing at Christmas, serve alongside your traditional Christmas pud

Marmalade made with quince would be wonderful. They taste so good. (And the scent of the fruit would make a fine perfume.) And then serve it with Mrs Crocombe's WINE SORCE!

In Portugal we still eat quince marmelade a lot. It's very comon for kids to take a marmelade and chese sandwich as a snack to school.

Mrs crocombe talking about the housekeeper’s marmalade so proudly made me grin and rewatch that part again

Adore Mrs. Crocombe! Would love to see a video of outtakes from filming these!

I have two of those old marmalade jars. They belonged to my husband's aunt, who collected wonderful things.

Mrs Crocombe's videos helped me get through the pandemic. I'd bingewatch and attempt a few recipes at home.

I’d just like to insert my request for 12 days of Crocombe for Advent please.

Shout out to Mrs Warwick and her delicious marmalade!!

I absolutely love this lady!! Queen of Shade!!

Dundee marmalade is available even in the colonies, here in the future. My father liked the "three fruit" - orange, lemon, and grapefruit - kind, and grapefruit is bitter and gives things a bit of an 'edge'. And I'm fond of ginger marmalade myself.

I already liked the video… they have NO bad content!!

How does this taste like childhood if I have never eaten such delicacy? It must be from the way Mrs. Crocombe explains this recipe. Marvelous!

Omg, the recipe is on page 217 of the cookbook and I have everything in the house to make this. Our own orange marmalade from the orange tree in the back yard, course ground kidney suit from our steer in the freezer, a "fancy" pudding mold and heavy cream chillin in the fridge awaiting a purpose! Imma gonna assume the addition of sugar is an editing error? Since sugar is not among the listed ingredients......the lower servants are going to love this, lol.

Please update written recipe in the written description to add the amount of sugar that was added during the making of the pudding. It’s not shown in the “for this you will need” portion and is also not currently in the written recipe.

2:26 commercial for The Housekeeper' Marmelade

I get so excited every time I see a new video of this is out, I hope we keep getting them as often as possible.

"Margarine is never the answer to anything." 👍👍👍Thank you!

When I first saw one video with Mrs Crocombe i fell in love, and continue to watch them all. And last week my cookbook with Mrs Crocombe arrived! 😁 I realized I need to get meself some pudding moulds. There goes my diet. 😂 And plus, my tutor at my class told me to make trifold brochure for my assigment based on that cookbook! Mrs Crocombe, here I come! P. S. So far my favorite recipe is Swiss baskets. I made them twice allready. But, only because I am diabetic I reduced sugar in half and replaced it with sweetener as well. Still very nice! 😋

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Why am I so enthralled with these videos? I’ve been watching them all day since I stumbled upon “macaroni cheese”. 😭

Mrs. Crocombe is the pure soul we all need.

Love Mrs Crocombe! Only she can mix cookery and shade into real comfort food.

Mrs Crocombe always brighten up the day for sure.

Wow, this looks delicious! I'm definitely going to try making this Victorian-style Amber Pudding!

YAY she's back

It always makes my day, when the diva of cooking releases a new video!!!❤

Never had a favourite brand of marmalade before now - but with such an endorsement from Mrs Crocombe... Love this episode!

I never get tired watching Ms. Crocombe

I liked seeing the Keiller Marmarmade jar. I used to work for Nestle, who used to make and sell Keiller products. There was a range of marmalades- Dundee, Three Fruits, and Grapefruit (they also did a range of sweets). They sold them in jars like this until about 1980 with a metal screw top lid. The business got sold, and it is no longer made. Mackays do sell a Dundee Marmalade as well as a Three Fruits.

1:26 Me: *writing notes and nodding in agreement as if I’m a cook for a noble family in Victorian England* “Ah yes a fancier mould indeed Mrs. Crocombe.”

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another peaceful enjoyable moment with Mrs Crocombe!

That looks so delicious and I must be lower class as I would prefer it with cream rather than wine sauce.

Glad to see these videos are still being made regularly. I really enjoy them.

Thank you for another wonderful episode.

I came to watch a video of Mrs Crocombe and was glad to see a brand new video

I am just so happy, thank you for your time and work, i really appreciate everything you do 😢❤️i love your channel SO MUCH انتي حقا رائعة ،شكرا جزيلاً لك ❤️

Absolutely fascinating! Easy and tasty! Congratulations in every possible way!

Such a delightful presentation !!

Mrs Crocombe is just what I needed and didn’t know it!!! ♥️

Unfortunately Kepler’s marmalade has not been made in Dundee for many years now but back in the day when I was young in Dundee you could smell the delicious aroma of the marmalade cooking for miles around.

Don’t mind me just adding marmalade to my shopping list.

So very much LOVE THESE!!! 😍😍😍This actress takes me back to another era back in time, she seems so authentic. (Obvious I dont know because im not a Historian) Please never stop this series with this actress...its FANTASTIC!!!😍🙏🏼 P.S. one day I'll test these recipes...they look yum. Wonder if any other viewers have tried the recipes out...and if so, which ones. 🙏🏼🤔

It's really nice how you make vintage recipes come to life always look forward to a new

I don’t think I’ve ever had a suet pudding before lol but this looks tasty haha.

Great way to end the week with Mrs Crocombe!

My brain hits a "relax and unwind" button as soon as I hear the intro music for a Mrs. Crocombe video! Have to try this one as orange marmalade is my favorite!❤

love you! these videos are so relaxing to watch. Its like learning how to cook with mom.

Marmalade was invented by Mary queen of Scots’s French head chef. At one time queen Mary took gravely ill and the chef was of the opinion that It would help if she could have some fruit, but as it was the middle of winter that was impossible so he wanted to have some oranges sent from the south of France but was told that by the time they arrived they would have spoiled. That’s when he had the idea to have the oranges cut really finely and boiled with sugar and then sent to Scotland. On arrival he marked the jars Mar’malade as in “Mary Sickness” in French, to ensure that they weren’t used for other purposes in the royal household.

I absolutely love this series

Love these videos! Thank you for sharing!!

Happy Valentine's, Mrs. Crocombe!!!

Mrs. Crocombe makes me feel better about life. So greatful to her.

I’ve been under the weather lately and watching your cooking videos always brightens my day!! Thank you for all you do!!❤

When I saw that this was a new Mrs. Crocrombe video I audibly gasped and tapped so fast

Her voice is so comforting. 😍

yehey new video! i've been waiting for this Mrs. Crocombe! love it! i hope its longer next time! thanks a million!

I just love these videos.

The queen has posted again 😁

I love these videos. I wait ever so patiently for a new one.

the queen of shade has blessed us again

excellent advice! make sure the lower orders are constantly reminded of their place. They probably wouldn't appreciate an ornately moulded pudding anyway! certainly no wine sauce for them! should they become accustomed to such luxury they would no doubt turn to thievery!

Love these videos

so fun fact, marmelade in portugal is to this day made with quinces, wich in portuguese are called marmelos, and thats where the word marmelada comes from, the fruit marmelo. So "orange marmelade" is quite a diviation of the origin, and in Portugal its simply called an orange jelly, jam or compote(geleia, compota, doce de laranja) and never really marmelade. And marmelada is a very consistent, hard and thick thing, you actually cut it in cubes or slices. You can also make a very interesting jelly with just the pits of the quinces, most people dont know about it but its incredible and not found comercialy. Id also say the most popular sweet jam in Portugal is pumpkin with almonds or pine nuts or walnuts, orange would be a less popular flavour among locals but still seen around

Love hearing this music before I go to bed! Love these recipes!

That was a smug face from Mrs. Crocombe at the end! "There we go, amber pudding" with a little smug dance lol

I’m volunteering at Fydell House in May and I am SO excited to meet you and the English Heritage team, it’s a dream come true!

amazing as always Victorian way thank u🤩

Me with a load of blankets on after going out for a few minutes earlier in just a jumper- there is a chill yes!

Delicious videos! Thank you 😊

Oh, I needed me a Mrs Crocombe fix!