Plum Porridge for Christmas
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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Writing in 1747 in The art of cookery, Hannah Glasse has a recipe for 'Plum Porridge for Christmas'. The same book also includes a recipe for ‘boiled plum pudding’ a few pages later, with no festive connection.
For some reason, this Christmas Porridge fell out of favour in the following years, as Plum Puddings became more popular. The latest recipe found by C.Anne Wilson was in The Cook & Housewife’s Manual by Margaret Dods in 1826, which described the porridge as a Scottish recipe.
