19^th Century: Plain Suet Dumplings

As puddings were boiled along with the meat for centuries out of necessity, this suet dumpling was put in with the meat without being contained by a cloth or gut, to stew along with it and be eaten with it just as its big brother pudding was eaten. However, this way of eating pudding with your meal has survived until the present day. The Hungarians and the Czechs have dumplings in their stews; the Italians have their potato gnocchi; and the Swedes, Germans and most other countries of the wo