A brief history of Christmas Pudding
Recipes of Christmas Past
View examples from books in the University of Leeds Cookery Collection illustrating the stories behind some traditional Christmas dishes, and look at the variety of ways in which people have celebrated Christmas over the centuries.
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The plumb-pudding in danger: - or - state epicures taking un petit souper
James Gillray 'Plumb-pudding in danger' cartoon.
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The evolution of many traditional Christmas dishes can be traced through recipes found in the University of Leeds Cookery Collection.
The history of Christmas Pudding, one of the most ritualised of all Christmas dishes, is especially interesting. Everything from the ingredients themselves, to the ritual of preparation and the method of cooking Christmas Pudding can seem antique, as though this is a tradition stretching back over centuries, but like much else associated with Christmas today, the Christmas Pudding originated in the 19th century and was a Victorian invention.
