Welcome to Kitchen Queries, where the nigella.com team will answer your cooking or food related questions.  We’d love you to submit some of your recipe problems, dilemmas or queries for us to get our teeth into!

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• Sherry in Christmas Pudding

  Dear Nigella Team, I would love to make Nigella's Ultimate Christmas Pudding from her Christmas book. Unfortunately, I can't get hold of any Pedro Jimenez Sherry (I live in a semi rural area of France where I can't find it). Can I use any other sherry or anything else to replace it? I really don't want the flavour compromised. Many thanks ! Carolina

  Posted by carohill. Answered on 2nd Dec 2010 at 12.00

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• Christmas Pudding - alternatives to plastic basin?

  I plan to make the Ultimate Christmas Pudding this weekend and store it for approx 3 weeks till Xmas day. I was wondering why the recipe states to use a plastic pudding basin?? I have a metal one would that be fine firstly to cook it in but also to leave it in when the pudding is sitting in the pantry till Xmas day or as it is warm here in NZ would it be best to store in the fridge? Thank you so much. Its been tricky finding the Pedro Ximenez sherry and a butcher who will get me suet so I really want it to turn out great after the effort.

  Posted by Philli7. Answered on 1st Dec 2010 at 12.00

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• csi gloves - where to get them

  where does nigella purchase her food prep gloves

  Posted by newb. Answered on 30th Nov 2010 at 12.00

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