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The author and composer of We Wish You a Merry Christmas cannot be traced however
it is believed to date back to England in the sixteenth century. The tradition of carollers
being given Christmas treats for singing to wealthy members of the community is reflected in
this Christmas song - We Wish You a Merry Christmas! Over the years the fashion for
figgy puddings mentioned in We Wish You a Merry Christmas has faded. But for the
curious, the recipe consisted of the most important ingredient which was of course figs together with butter,
sugar, eggs ,milk, rum, apple, lemon and orange peel, nuts, cinnamon, cloves and ginger!
Not dissimilar to the modern day Christmas Puddings! |
