Definition of Plum pudding

1. Noun. A rich steamed or boiled pudding that resembles cake.

Exact synonyms: Christmas Pudding
Generic synonyms: Pudding

Definition of Plum pudding

1. Noun. A pudding, cooked by boiling or steaming, and containing a large amount of dried fruit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plum Pudding

plugless
pluglike
plugola
plugolas
plugs
plugs in
pluguglies
plugugly
plum-fruited yew
plum-yew
plum-yew family
plum blossom
plum brandy
plum pox virus
plum pudding (current term)
plum sauce
plum tom
plum tomato
plum tomatoes
plum toms
plum tree
plum trees
plum wine
pluma
plumage
plumaged
plumages

Literary usage of Plum pudding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1879)
"We will pour in the spirit, we won't spare the spice, And we '11 mix it, and stir it, and make it all nice, Such a splendid Plum-Pudding for England, ..."

2. Dr. Chase's Recipes: Or, Information for Everybody. An Invaluable Collection by Alvin Wood Chase (1860)
"Old English Christmas plum pudding.—The Harrisburg Telegraph furnishes its readers with a recipe for the real "Old English Christmas plum pudding." . ..."

3. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... Pudding—Steamed Fruit Pudding—German Pancakes—Baked Indian Pudding—Boiled Indian Pudding —plum pudding —English plum pudding —Plum Graham Pudding—Boiled ..."

4. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"plum pudding. The same proportions of flour and suet, and half the quantity ... National plum pudding. Mix suet, jar-raisins, and currants, one pound each, ..."

5. Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors by Walter Hamilton (1887)
"Mince-pies they are nice, and plum-pudding is fine, liut we'd give up them ... "Roast Beef and plum-pudding" is true Christmas fare, liut they think that ..."

6. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1879)
"We will pour in the spirit, we won't spare the spice, And we '11 mix it, and stir it, and make it all nice, Such a splendid Plum-Pudding for England, ..."

7. Dr. Chase's Recipes: Or, Information for Everybody. An Invaluable Collection by Alvin Wood Chase (1860)
"Old English Christmas plum pudding.—The Harrisburg Telegraph furnishes its readers with a recipe for the real "Old English Christmas plum pudding." . ..."

8. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... Pudding—Steamed Fruit Pudding—German Pancakes—Baked Indian Pudding—Boiled Indian Pudding —plum pudding —English plum pudding —Plum Graham Pudding—Boiled ..."

9. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"plum pudding. The same proportions of flour and suet, and half the quantity ... National plum pudding. Mix suet, jar-raisins, and currants, one pound each, ..."

10. Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors by Walter Hamilton (1887)
"Mince-pies they are nice, and plum-pudding is fine, liut we'd give up them ... "Roast Beef and plum-pudding" is true Christmas fare, liut they think that ..."

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