Red Berry Pudding with Cream

DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THIS PUDDING CAN BE MADE ACCORDING TO THE SEASON, SOMETIMES USING A COMBINATION OF RASPBERRIES AND CURRANTS, SOMETIMES RASPBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES. COMMON TO ALL VERSIONS IS A THICKENED BERRY PUREE SERVED WITH SLIVERED ALMONDS AND CREAM. I USE A LITTLE BIT OF WHITE WINE AND VANILLA IN MY RECIPE, AND ALTHOUGH SOME TRADITIONALISTS MAY FROWN WHEN I TELL THEM, FEW DO WHEN THEY TASTE THE RESULT.