PLUM PUDDING Definition & Meaning

plum pudding

noun

a rich steamed or boiled pudding containing raisins, currants, citron, spices, etc.

plum pudding

noun

(in Britain) a dark brown rich boiled or steamed pudding made with flour, suet, sugar, and dried fruit

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of plum pudding¹

First recorded in 1640–50

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The relationship between the United States and Britain is never more “special” than at Christmastime: mince pies and plum pudding, Victorian carolers and Boxing Day sales.

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Typically, roast beef was topped with a slice of plum pudding.

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But, as one conflicted character in Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut, “Black Cake,” notes, it “was essentially a plum pudding handed down to the Caribbeans by colonizers from a cold country.”

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That would be — you guessed it — black cake, a “moist, loamy” confection, “essentially a plum pudding handed down to the Caribbeans by colonizers from a cold country.”

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It’s easier to make than a buche de noel, more satisfying than a plum pudding.

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