“It is the classic Christmas dessert. It is also traditional to place some holly ... It was the invention of the pudding cloth and, later, pudding basin that allowed it to be boiled or steamed.

The Christmas pudding ... and boiled them in a muslin cloth. ‘Stir up Sunday’ (the last Sunday before Advent) has become associated with the start of the pudding-making process, in order ...

Much Loved British Home Cook Mary Berry is joined by some ... feast are two sumptuous desserts. Mary’s traditional British Christmas pudding recipe goes back to Medieval times – a rich mix ...