Serves 8 - 10
2 cups
mixed dried fruit
½ cup mixed
glace fruit (ginger, cherries, pineapple)
1 orange,
grated rind
3 tblspn brandy
2 litres
good vanilla ice cream
½ cup choc
bits
½ cup
chopped pecans
Combine
fruits, orange rind and brandy in a bowl.
Allow to stand for 20 minutes.
Soften ice
cream a little. Add fruit mixture, choc
bits and pecans.
Line a
pudding bowl or cake tin with plastic wrap.
Spoon mixture in, press down firmly. Cover with
plastic wrap. Freeze overnight or up to six months if well wrapped. Cut into
wedges to serve. Serve with your
favourite chocolate sauce.