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Thread #28826   Message #3059615
Posted By: Joe_F
22-Dec-10 - 06:01 PM
Thread Name: Does anyone know? What is Figgy Pudding?
Subject: RE: Does anyone know? What is Figgy Pudding?
According to the OED, figgy pudding does not contain figs. "Figgy pudding" is a dialect name for Christmas pudding, in a dialect in which "fig" meant raisin. Likewise, "plum pudding" is another dialect name for Christmas pudding, in a dialect in which "plum" meant raisin; and (of course) Christmas pudding does not contain plums either.

I was going to try to make Christmas pudding this year, and researched the matter, with the above results, as well as the fact that I would need to get hold of suet somewhere (nontrivial in the US), as well as invest in the equipment for large-scale steaming. So I gave up; it's fruitcake again this Christmas. At least I can make my own hard sauce.