You might like to decorate the plum pudding with a sprig of holly; but take care not to set the holly on fire - as well as the pudding! Melt the butter, stir in the sugar and allow to cool slightly.

The plump little dome-shaped beauty also goes by the names of plum pudding or figgy pudding, as in the famous Dickens novel, "A Christmas Carol." Though firmly rooted in British culture ...