Figgy Pudding

figgy pudding is nowadays more sung about, in a well-known Christmas carol, than eaten. There is a traditional Yorkshire figgy pudding whose density approaches that of christmas pudding, and which may be allowed to mature in the same way. It consists of dried figs, chopped apples, carrot, breadcrumbs, flour, butter, eggs, brown sugar, black treacle, and lemon juice and rind; and it requires five hours’ steaming. There are also lighter versions.