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    Should I make figgy pudding/Christmas pudding for Xmas?

    I've been listening to NPR and found out that a 300-400 year old Christmas tradition for the English speaking world has been dying out in recent years. Here's the article (you can listen to it via streaming audio): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=17356371

    Figgy pudding was once banned by 17th century Puritans in New England for fear that the combination of booze, spices, and sugar would in flame people's passions and lead to fornication. Charles Dickens' stories of Victorian England featured figgy pudding/Xmas pudding fairly prominently. Also it's really more of a cake then a pudding.

    So should I strike a blow for tradition or does figgy pudding suck so bad that it deserves to die?
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    It's a Xmas tradition and it has lots of booze in it. Make it already!
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    I really rather you didn't.
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    WTF is figgy pudding?
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    I only make bananas.
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    What is Figgy Pudding?
    http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-figgy-pudding.htm
    Figgy pudding is a very thick, heavy, cake-like dessert. A popular Christmas dessert in the 19th century, figgy pudding is highly...
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    • #3
      oh... i've never tried it.
      i voted WTF is figgy pudding.
      go for it though!!

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      • #4
        A definite maybe, b etor.

        I voted make it.
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        • #5
          Make sure you insert some comment about a 48'' pizza and how spectacular of a troll it was. Or a joke. Or something like that.

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          • #6
            Make it :b Though ideally you should have started soaking it in brandy weeks ago.
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