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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Journey through Thyme Jodi Schneider McNamee Columnist So just what IS figgy pudding? Christmas is almost here, and ’tis the season for rich food traditions. Some des- serts have a special associa- tion with the festive holiday season based on old cultures and traditions. Figgy pudding and fruit cake are just a couple of the traditional desserts that come to mind when thinking about the Christmas season. During the holiday sea- son, one popular Christmas carol, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” demands: “Oh, bring us some figgy pudding…” What is figgy pudding? Figgy pudding — also known as plum pudding or Christmas pudding is a steamed cake full of raisins, currants and brandy. Christmas pudding dates way back to medi- eval England and is tradi- tionally served as part of the Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in other countries such as Australia, Canada and South Africa, where it was brought in by British emigrants. The present form of the Christmas pudding is a Victorian dish made of dried fruits such as sultanas, rai- sins or currants soaked in brandy overnight and then held together by egg and suet, mixed with sugar, bread- crumbs and flavored with spices such as cinnamon, nut- meg, cloves and ginger. Despite the name “plum pudding” the pudding con- tains no actual plums. “Plums” was a term for rai- sins or currants which are commonly found in this pudding. The Yule log cake (or Bûche de Noël for French speakers) is an elaborate creation consisting of a rolled, filled sponge cake, frosted with chocolate buttercream to look like tree bark. The history of the Yule log cake stretches all the way back to Europe’s Iron Age, before the medieval era. Celtic Britons and Europeans would gather to welcome the winter solstice at December’s end. People would feast to celebrate the days finally becoming longer, signaling the end of the winter season. To cleanse the air of the previ- ous year’s events and to usher in the spring, families would burn logs decorated with holly, pinecones or ivy. Wine and salt were also often used to anoint the logs. Those hearths were per- fect for baking cakes. That is where the first Yule log cake was baked, and judging from See DESSERTS on page 21 New Year’s Eve Bash 8th Annual • No Cover! – 8PM to 2AM – Drink Specials * Balloon Drop Midnight Champagne Toast! Monday • Dec. 31 LIVE MUSIC & DANCING WITH Ukes! THE HWY 97 BAND CHOPS Book your offi ce & holiday parties now Bistro LIVE MUSIC Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays! 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