 Simon Hopkinson , writing in The Independent in 2000 , praises Acton 's Christmas pudding : " It was to the cookery writing of the legendary Eliza Acton where Joyce Molyneux [ of the Carved Angel ] went to find her perfect pudding recipe . And , as far as I remember , the particular reason why she liked the result of Acton 's recipe above all others was because it had this unusual lightness to it , yet also seemed to offer up the required richness too . " 
