The Christmas pudding we recognise today is a Victorian dish made from suet, dried fruit, candied peel, breadcrumbs, spices, egg and grated carrots and apples. The Victorians shaped their puddings ...

I don’t know anyone my age who’s actually eaten it, but I’ve heard jokes about its (admittedly, pretty ridiculous) title for ...

In its most basic form, figgy pudding is a steamed, domed-shaped cake ... carolers began to sing the English folk song, We ...