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• In many households, it wouldn't be the holidays without the Christmas pudding. Sweet Christmas pudding often contains a medley of dried fruits and nuts. For a variety of Christmas pudding recipes, stories and tips, check out the links on this page.

• Fast Facts

  1. Christmas Day is December 25
  2. In 2009, Christmas falls on a Friday
  3. Originated in England
  4. Sometimes called plum pudding
  5. Can be made with a variety of fruits like cranberries, oranges, apples, raisins, figs, dates

• Christmas Pudding, a History

  In the fourteenth century a porridge called frumenty existed that is considered one of the earliest forms of Christmas pudding. It contained a mixture of meal, breadcrumbs, mutton, raisins, wine, prunes, currants and spices all stuffed into a sausage casing and then baked enclosed inside a pastry. In the fifteenth century there was a similar dish called plum pottage, which was made from chopped beef or mutton, onions, root vegetables and dried fruits. Puddings.net: The Christmas Pudding Tradition Food Timeline: Plum Pudding

• Christmas Pudding Superstition

  There were a number of religious superstitions surrounding the Christmas pudding. It was once believed that Christmas pudding must be made on the twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity, known as Stir-up Sunday. The superstitious also included thirteen ingredients in their Christmas puddings as a representation of Christ and his twelve disciples. Each member of the family took a turn in the stirring (with a wooden spoon from east to west in honor of the Three Wise Men,) and made a wish.Puddings.net: The Christmas Pudding Tradition

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