TheConversationUS, 6 months ago

Christmas pudding is a relatively recent concoction of two classic medieval dishes: a runny porridge known as “plum pottage”, which featured any seasonal mixture of meats, dried fruits, and spices; and “figgy pudding” (yes, the one mentioned in the song), a mixture of sweet and savory ingredients bagged with flour and cooked by steaming.

During the 18th century, the two merged into the more familiar plum pudding:
https://theconversation.com/how-the-christmas-pudding-with-ingredients-taken-from-the-colonies-became-an-iconic-british-food-218326
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