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Enter: Stir-up Sunday, which falls on Sunday the 24th of November this year and is a really great way to slow down, grab a cup of tea (or a warm mug of mulled wine), and make your own Christmas ...

Make this easy Christmas pudding on Stir-up Sunday. Keep feeding it with brandy regularly to allow the flavours to develop. Lightly grease 4x600ml/1 pint or 2x1.2 litre/2 pint pudding basins.

It feels too soon, but this weekend marks Stir-up Sunday, the time when traditionally you’d make your Christmas pudding. While the humble Christmas pudding has roots in medieval times ...