When I was a kid, we had the Cross and Blackwell canned puddings every Christmas. I don’t see them in the stores here anymore, but I’d like to make something like that.
I found this, and it doesn’t use suet:
http://www.livinthepielife.com/2010/12/english-plum-pudding-aka-christmas-pudding-aka-cake/
-JT
That’s a lovely recipe. I’ve put it under my favorite list to try later in the year. Cross & Blackwell appears in my markets around Thanksgiving but I don’t think I’ve seen plum puddings.
I used to bring home plum puddings from Marks & Spencer and use them as doorstops - a visual joke that amused guests.
By the way, Brits seem to like the vegetarian suet that is sold under the name Atora (?)
I’m in the middle of making pignoli cookies!