In the song “We Wish You A Merry Christmas,'' carolers make it very clear they require figgy pudding and won’t leave until they get some. So what is this figgy pudding that they’re demanding? It might be a little different than you think:
- Figgy pudding is a steamed, dome-shaped cake made with alcohol and dried fruit. - It isn’t pudding like we think of and doesn’t contain figs. - In the UK, “pudding” refers to the sweet, final course of a meal, or what we call “dessert”. - Figgy pudding is also known as “plum pudding” and in pre-Victorian England “plum” referred to any kind of dried fruit. - Traditionally, it’s aged for 5 weeks to help richen its flavors. - Right before it’s served, it’s doused in brandy and set on fire. - Typical ingredients of modern figgy pudding includes breadcrumbs, eggs, brown sugar, suet (solid white animal fat), raisins, currants, candied orange peel, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and alcohol.
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