Christmas Pudding. Its Medieval Origin.

Christmas Pudding. Its Medieval Origin.

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In this newspaper article, the author traces the origin of Christmas pudding to the popular medieval dish of “plum porridge”, a savoury dish combining mixed meats, fruits and spices. It suggests that this traditional medieval dish was forbidden during the seventeenth century as heathenish and papistical, but regained its popularity after the restoration of Charles II. Finally, the article suggests that the firm, round, brandy covered dessert now known as a Christmas pudding was a Victorian invention, although this conception sometimes imaginatively imposed into pictures of medieval gatherings.

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The West Australian
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32971917

The West Australian

21 December 1935

The West Australian

Newspaper Article