Figgy pudding is a steamed cake that usually consists of dried fruit, brown sugar, candied orange peel, eggs, breadcrumbs, warm spices like nutmeg and cloves, and suet (beef or mutton fat). Once ...

In Charles Dickens’ day, a traditional pudding was ball-shaped and heavy. Today, Christmas puddings are steamed rather than boiled, and made in a pudding mold rather than a cloth. From visions of ...

You’ve been singing about it for years in “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” — extorting your hosts with “we won’t go until we get some.” So what, exactly, is figgy pudding? Not pudding, for one thing, ...

Every time I hear "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" this time of year, I think about the line, "Oh bring us some figgy pudding!" It stands out because 1. it's a demand of the listener, which is slightly ...

If you planned to make an authentic Christmas pudding weeks ago, one that needed aging before it could be eaten on Christmas, and just didn't get around to it, don't worry. You can still make Figgy ...

“Now bring us some figgy pudding, now bring us some figgy pudding, now bring us some figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer!” How many times have we sung the lyrics to this verse of classic Christmas ...

“…oh bring us some figgy pudding and bring it right here” as part of the traditional carol goes. Figs have been around for centuries. It is thought the ...

They really took the line “Now, bring us some figgy pudding,” seriously. The makers of Spam have introduced Figgy Pudding — a festive twist on the product’s original recipe — right in time for the ...

When you think about it, figgy pudding takes up a lot of Christmas real estate in pop culture compared to the amount of people who actually eat it. After all, the carolers in "We Wish You A Merry ...