“Then plum pottage, much like our beloved mince pies, took shape over the 17 th and 18 th centuries, as the recipe’s meat was gradually left out in favor of suet. It was the invention of the ...

There’s something about a British Christmas that feels just right. It is, in fact, very much our cup of tea. The holiday canon is chockablock with classic and contemporary books and movies that ...

In 1845, just two years after the publication of A Christmas Carol, cookery writer Eliza Acton offered up four plum pudding recipes in Modern Cookery for Private Families, two of which are ...

By the 17th Century Christmas pudding was known as plum pudding. A Christmas pudding is mentioned in Dickens's A Christmas Carol (Image: Getty) This is even though plums were never an ingredient.

The mint said a limited run of 100 pieces was made available for Christmas 2024 and all sold out within 24 hours. Other sixpences are still available to buy from its website.

Traditional Irish Christmas plum pudding recipe. Ingredients: 10 eggs; 1 cup white flour; 4 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 teaspoons allspice; 2 teaspoons nutmeg; 4 ounces chopped almond pieces ...