Theodora Fitzgibbon’s Christmas Pudding

FOR many years and thousands of cooks, Theodora Fitzgibbon’s weekly column in The Irish Times was essential reading.

This is her christmas pudding recipe, which was published in Your Favourite Recipes from Theodora Fitzgibbon (published by Gill & Macmillan).

Makes 2 puddings 1.2 litre (2 pint size)