Christmas fruit cake comes from two customs that sort of merged during the Victorian era- the Plum Porridge and the Plum Cake. The Plum Porridge, which dates back to ancient Roman times, was in a way the precursor to the Christmas pudding. As the story goes, it was customary to observe a day of fasting on Christmas Eve and the fast was broken with this porridge. Overtime dried fruits, honey and spices were added as a mark of celebration. And eventually this porridge started being boiled after it was wrapped in a cloth... these boiled balls of oatmeal, honey, dried fruit and spices were the first Christmas puddings! Around the 16th century butter started to be added and oatmeal was replaced with wheat flour. Eggs were also added to hold the mixture together and the Christmas cake was born! #jaipurtravelers #jaipurtravellers #jaipurfoodtrail #bhookhasher #staywarm #christmas #snowing #celebration #winter #season #blizzard #ice #rain #cold #holidays #celebrations #happy #weekend #nature #photooftheday #instagood #snowflakes #newyear #snowman #wintertime #snow #beauty #beautiful #amazing #fun #instawinter #seasons #holidayseason (at Jaipur, Rajasthan) https://www.instagram.com/yatrichalisa/p/BquOSTEgNmf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=39l9n4dnpz2h
