Neither did it resemble the cold custard-style dessert that Americans typically call pudding. Instead, I was greeted with a boiled mass of suet ... made plum pudding an iconically British ...

What is the pudding in “A Christmas Carol”? It’s a richly spiced classic British dessert ... could include suet, breadcrumbs, eggs, and sometimes alcohol. The word “plum” was a generic ...

Rarely available in its natural form, suet is mixed with flour and sold in supermarkets in cream-coloured blocks. A vegetarian suet made from palm oil and rice flour is also available, but it ...

The British plum season starts in late July with the Opal ... British plums develop an intense flavour when cooked. They make excellent jam, jelly and fruit cheese, but can also be bottled.