Figgy pudding is a type of Christmas pudding which was originally made with figs. It may be baked, steamed in the oven, boiled or fried.
Figgy pudding dates back to 16th century England. Its possible ancestors include savoury puddings, such as crustades, fygeye or figge (a potage of mashed figs thickened with bread), creme boiled (a kind of stirred custard), and sippets (croutons). In any case, its methods and ingredients appear in diverse older recipes, for instance in Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management.
Today, the term figgy pudding is popularised mainly by the Christmas carol “We Wish You A Merry Christmas,” which includes the line, “Now bring us some figgy pudding”. A variety of nineteenth-century sources state that, in the West Country of England (from which the carol comes), “figgy pudding” referred to a raisin or plum pudding, not necessarily one containing figs.
The Mrs is a Scot and I went to medical school at Edinburgh and iced in England for a few years after that doing internship and post doc work. Figgy pudding is a highlight of this time of year. Her gran had a great recipe and she does it up right. And the girls learned it before leaving for university. MMMMMMMM. Especially with a nice glass of sherry or a hot cuppa.
fuzzbucket Premium Member over 5 years ago
That could be very good. I love fresh figs.
stairsteppublishing over 5 years ago
Pudding made with figs – Old English dish
Plods with ...™ over 5 years ago
Google figgy pudding recipe ….
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/warm-sticky-figgy-pudding-recipe-1918585
pastord.philbrick39 over 5 years ago
It is a boiled English pudding with no figs but raisins
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Figgy pudding is a type of Christmas pudding which was originally made with figs. It may be baked, steamed in the oven, boiled or fried.
Figgy pudding dates back to 16th century England. Its possible ancestors include savoury puddings, such as crustades, fygeye or figge (a potage of mashed figs thickened with bread), creme boiled (a kind of stirred custard), and sippets (croutons). In any case, its methods and ingredients appear in diverse older recipes, for instance in Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management.
Today, the term figgy pudding is popularised mainly by the Christmas carol “We Wish You A Merry Christmas,” which includes the line, “Now bring us some figgy pudding”. A variety of nineteenth-century sources state that, in the West Country of England (from which the carol comes), “figgy pudding” referred to a raisin or plum pudding, not necessarily one containing figs.
Sisyphos over 5 years ago
Ay, that’s a real mystery, Gunther! And Pierpoint knows that he doesn’t know, so he’s on his way to Socratic wisdom!
Teto85 Premium Member over 5 years ago
The Mrs is a Scot and I went to medical school at Edinburgh and iced in England for a few years after that doing internship and post doc work. Figgy pudding is a highlight of this time of year. Her gran had a great recipe and she does it up right. And the girls learned it before leaving for university. MMMMMMMM. Especially with a nice glass of sherry or a hot cuppa.