Message #77137

[Jackie G]

No it's not burnt!  It's a very dense fruit cake so it does almost look black as it's full of raisins and currants.

Clootie dumplings are fruit dumplings cooked in a cloth (cloot) - a steam pudding if you like.  It's often eaten with savoury things though.  Not a fan of it but my partner loves it and his assistant at the shop usually makes him one for his birthday (upcoming) and for Christmas so he has two in a short space of time.