People celebrate National Plum Pudding Day on February 12 by enjoying this
traditional holiday treat during the Christmas season. Plum pudding has
significant popularity in the United Kingdom and was introduced to other parts
of the world by British settlers including Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, New
Zealand, and South Africa. The earliest recorded recipe for plum pudding
emerged in a US book in 1742 before the start of the revolution.
In Victorian England raisins were known as plums and plum
pudding carries this name due to its raisin content despite having no actual
plum ingredients. Plum pudding combines dried apples and dates with raisins
then unites them with eggs and suet as binders. The typical flavor combinations
in plum pudding come from nutmeg, nuts, cinnamon, molasses, treacle, cloves and
ginger. The dish receives its wetness from brandy and dark beer or citrus
juices. It needs long steaming time to cook and requires another reheating
before serving. Its deep color forms from extended cooking while using
particular ingredients.
History
Early records show that cooks made plum pudding in the
seventeenth century with the recipe appearing in A Collection of above Three
Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick and Surgery first published in 1714.
People started making this dish with Christmas-themed ingredients during the
1830s and added flour, fruits, suet, sugar, spices, and holly.
Each member of a household held a wooden spoon during batter
mixing as this action become their family tradition. Children belong to the
tradition of making hopes through this activity. The meal starts with someone
placing silver coins or small ornaments within the plum pudding mix. To serve
it the chef pours warm brandy over the dish before setting it alight and
presenting the food with claps.
You can now find microwavable plum pudding products at
stores that allow you to prepare the dessert faster. Most people choose hard
sauce or ice cream to accompany these puddings when eating them. The pudding
needs to age a minimum of one month up to twelve months because brandy
preserves it from becoming rotten.
National Plum Pudding Day Activities
Make Some Plum Pudding
Creating your own bread pudding gives you a nice experience.
Let your friends join you in stirring the boiling pudding and sharing their
personal wishes while preparing it. As you wait take pleasure in your preferred
beverage choice. Mulled wine anyone
Host A Pudding-Off Challenge
Each participant of the recipe activity should spend time
with office colleagues or household family members to put together the plum
pudding creation. Newcomers to plum pudding should create their own flavor
combination rather than following the usual recipe. The group picks the best
plum pudding maker as the winner and earns yearly title until next challenge.
Have Plum Pudding for Breakfast
Plum pudding serves as an instant breakfast option. Although
made at home or purchased from a store the dessert tastes delicious when eaten
with morning coffee tea milk or water. While additional servings of plum
pudding work best for morning consumption.
