How Dover’s Richardson & Robbins Pudding Conquered the World
“Now bring us some figgy pudding, and bring it right here!” demands the 16th-century Christmas carol “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Tastes had changed by the Victorian era; they preferred plum pudding to fig pudding, though the latter was still easily available. Traditional British figgy pudding, dating back to medieval times, is a dense,…