I have always wondered what they were talking about in that Christmas carol. Well here it is; a recipe for Figgy Pudding. I always pictured a traditional pudding like.

What is Figgy Pudding? My Grandmother used to make plum pudding for every Christmas dinner when I was a young child. It came to the table in all its flaming glory! Since it is extremely sweet, a very small portion was enough. And, as if the pudding itself wasn't sweet enough, it was served with warm hard sauce: brown sugar, flour and rum or brandy. After Grandma died, my Mom and I searched and searched for the recipe. Not until I looked in her household journal did I find it, listed under "Mother's Plum Pudding." The family emigrated from England when Grandma was five years old, and I wanted to continue the tradition.

So now my daughter, her two girls, and my son and his daughter all have a copy of the recipe. Great- grandma's ingredients include dried bread crumbs, flour, baking powder, salt, butter, grated orange rind, mincemeat (instead of suet), molasses and eggs. Healthy Chicken Recipes For Two. Steamed for three hours. How To Cook A Stuffed Pork Chop'>How To Cook A Stuffed Pork Chop. Absolutely delicious!

Figgy pudding - Wikipedia. Figgy pudding is a type of Christmas pudding which was originally made with figs.[1] It may be baked, steamed in the oven, boiled or fried.[2]Figgy pudding dates back to 1. England.[1] Its possible ancestors include savoury puddings, such as crustades, fygeye or figge (a potage of mashed figs thickened with bread), creme boiled (a kind of stirred custard), and sippets (croutons).[3] In any case, its methods and ingredients appear in diverse older recipes, for instance in Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management.[1]Today, the term figgy pudding is popularised mainly by the Christmas carol "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," which includes the line, "Now bring us some figgy pudding".[4] A variety of nineteenth- century sources state that, in the West Country of England (from which the carol comes), "figgy pudding" referred to a raisin or plum pudding, not necessarily one containing figs.[5][6][7].

Figgy pudding is a type of Christmas pudding which was originally made with figs. It may be baked, steamed in the oven, boiled or fried. Figgy pudding dates back to. Figgy pudding is a very thick, heavy, cake-like dessert. A popular Christmas dessert in the 19th century, figgy pudding is highly. Figgy pudding is the British version of fruitcake in some respects. It is lighter in texture, more like a souffle, and is filled with figs and nuts. It doesn't usually feature figs, and it isn't what Americans think of as a pudding. Want to try it for yourself? Be prepared for 30 minutes of prep, eight hours of.