1 of 2 The cranberry pudding everyone remembers was more akin to a cake than a custard. It was topped with an incredibly sweet, buttery sauce that was balanced by the mouth-puckering cranberries strewn throughout the moist crumb of the pudding. Special to the Record-Eagle/Bruce Wallis Bruce Wallis The winter holiday season is a time to get together with family, reconnect with old friends, share stories, eat delicious food, and generally celebrate life. This year, however, will be a little different. Weâre still reconnecting and sharing (and eating), weâre just physically a little further apart. Regardless of how socially distant we are, the Christmas spirit always brings us closer together. My friend Steve recently told me a story that shines a little light on that spirit.