An Irish plum pudding recipe for Christmas inspired by counties Clare, Donegal, and Dublin! Plum pudding is the essence of Christmas in Ireland and no one can ever make it like one's own dear mother, ...

Plums have long been a symbol of Christmas, with plum pudding — also known as Christmas pudding or figgy pudding (which is not a pudding in the American sense, but a dense British fruit cake) — ...

Recipes for plum puddings usually are passed from generation to generation, and such is the case of Mary F. Jones of Bradenton, until she misplaced hers. “My family had a Christmas recipe for many ...

LE ROY — When the Genesee Pure Food Company in Le Roy began offering free recipe books for Jell-O, one of its objectives was to show cooks how to use Jell-O in traditional Victorian recipes. One of ...

Steamed Christmas plum puddings are as British as the Queen Mum. Traditionally, the steamed cakes are made about five weeks before Christmas, preferably on the last Sunday before Advent (this year, it ...

The Christmas pudding, a legacy of the British Empire, is enjoyed around the world -- including in former British colonies. esp_imaging/iStock via Getty Images Plus As an American living in Britain in ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...