{"id":4646,"date":"2017-11-21T10:27:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T15:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=4646"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:57:39","slug":"figgy-pudding-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-encouragement-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/figgy-pudding-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-encouragement-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you remember the figgy pudding line in the song \u201cWe wish you a Merry Christmas\u201d?\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"figgy<\/p>\n

Do you know what figgy pudding is?<\/p>\n

More a cake than a pudding, figgy pudding has a long history<\/a>.\u00a0 In the mid-1600\u2019s, the Puritans actually banned it because they believed the spices and alcohol in it inflamed passions. Political leader Oliver Cromwell called it a \u201clewd custom\u201d and declared it unfit for God-fearing people.<\/p>\n

But the British people hung on to the tradition, and slowly it made its way to the New World, where it had its own rituals and superstitions.\u00a0 New World people believed that everyone in the house should help make it, and each person should make a wish as he took his turn stirring.\u00a0 Some families in the New World hid a small toy in the batter believing the person who finds it would have good luck.<\/p>\n

So how can you make this dessert for yourself?<\/h4>\n

First, gather these ingredients.<\/p>\n

1 cup of dried figs, 1 cup of breadcrumbs, 1 cup beef fat (suet), 1 cup sultanas, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup currants, 1 cup brown sugar,\u00a0 \u00bc cup flaked almonds, \u00bd cup plain flour, \u00bd cup orange and lemon peel mixed, 2 tsp. mixed spices (cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg), \u00bc pint rum or brandy, 4 beaten large eggs, a pinch of salt, and milk if desired.<\/p>\n

Second, two weeks before Christmas, \u00a0do these things<\/p>\n