It took until last year for me to attempt to make my own Christmas pudding. To be honest, I was intimidated by the idea of complicated cooking and hours-long steaming ― but having adjusted this slow cooker Sainsbury’s recipe to be booze-free, I was impressed by how easy and tasty it is. If you’re planning to embark on your own festive food journey this year, you might be wondering when the best time to get going is. Well, it turns out there’s good news ― there is a specific date on which the puds are traditionally made, and you’ve got plenty of time left until it arrives. When should I make the pudding?The traditional date is called “stir-up Sunday” and takes place on the last Sunday before Advent. That means it’ll happen on 24 November this year.Per BBC Good Food, it’s “a centuries-old annual tradition” ― English Heritage says it was inspired by the Collect in the Book of Common Prayer.
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