In Britain, what was originally a soup made with wine and raisins?
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Christmas pudding was originated called 'frumenty' which was mainly made of beef and mutton with raisins, prunes, wines and spices. This would often be more like soup and was eaten as a fasting meal in preparation for the Christmas festivities.
During holidayss, puddings in rich houses were often cooked in fancy moulds. People had puddings in the shape of balls. If the pudding was a bit heavy, they were called cannonballs.
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The soup name is frumenty which is also called as Christmas pudding. It was discovered in 14th century in Britain which is made by raisins, wines and spices. It was eaten as a fasting meal in the Christmas festival. With the time it changed into plum pudding which was made thickened by the egg, dry fruits and breadcrumbs and for flavor beer and spirits was also added to it. In the year 1650 this pudding became a customary Christmas dessert.