Christmas Pudding

Fairly heavy puddings have always been eaten in Britain, and were part of culinary tradition. A plum pudding – the original title for Christmas pudding, containing lots of prunes (rather than plums) – was as essential to many people as roast beef. It was the German kings in Britain who really popularized puddings such as these, and Prince Albert made them part of the Christmas feast.

In medieval times, a pudding called ‘hackin’ was made from meat, usually shin of be