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Definition of Christmas pudding
1. Noun. A rich steamed or boiled pudding that resembles cake.
Definition of Christmas pudding
1. Noun. A rich dessert traditional eaten at Christmas, made from dried fruit and nuts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Christmas Pudding
Literary usage of Christmas pudding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Cookery, in All Its Branches: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1858)
"... christmas pudding. A pound and a quarter of flour, fourteen ounces of suet,
a pound and a quarter of stoned raisins, four ounces of currants, ..."
2. Mrs. Putnam's Receipt Book: And Young Housekeeper's Assistant by Elizabeth H. Putnam (1869)
"... half a pound of suet chopped, and a pound and a half of raisins. Boil it four
hours. A VERY NICE christmas pudding. ..."
3. Favorite Dishes: A Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book. Over Three by Carrie V. Shuman (1893)
"The christmas pudding which I add was served np this Christmas on my table and
pronounced delicious. Dyspeptics need not fear this "Plum Pudding" and it is ..."
4. The Godey's Lady's Book Receipts and Household Hints by Sarah Annie Frost (1870)
"... NEW christmas pudding.—This receipt, if closely followed, would, at this
festive season of the year, save tons of fruit and other expensive ingredients, ..."
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