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Thursday, 10 April 2025

Why Christmas Pudding Isn’t Just for Christmas

When most people think of Christmas pudding, they conjure up an image of a flaming dessert served with brandy butter, nestled among tinsel and the scent of pine.

It’s rich, dark, boozy, and unapologetically festive. But who says it should be banished to a single day of the year?

Here’s the case for enjoying Christmas pudding well beyond the 25th of December.

1. It’s Packed With Flavour That Deserves a Longer Life

Christmas pudding is a masterpiece of flavour—dried fruits, spices, citrus zest, nuts, and sometimes even treacle or stout. These ingredients only improve with time, making the pudding deeper and more complex. It’s a shame to relegate that sort of richness to just one day.

2. It’s the Perfect Cold Weather Comfort

From late autumn to early spring, the UK faces long, chilly nights. Even April and May can be cold and snow has been known to fall in mid-May. Hence the old saying: "Ne'er cast a clout till May be out." 

So, a slice of warm Christmas pudding with a dollop of custard or clotted cream is just the thing to lift the spirits on a grey evening. Why not treat it like a winter warmer, rather than a one-off?

3. It’s Surprisingly Versatile

Think beyond the traditional presentation. Christmas pudding can be reinvented:

Crumbled into ice cream for a boozy ripple

Baked into muffins or brownies

Stirred into porridge for a luxurious breakfast twist

Turned into a rich bread and butter pudding

These are great ways to use leftovers—or just an excuse to buy an extra one "for the freezer."

4. It Keeps Well

One of the marvels of a proper pudding is its longevity. Stored in a cool, dry place (or frozen), a Christmas pudding can last for months. That means you can enjoy it in March, July, or even as a cheeky September treat when you're dreaming of festive cheer again.

5. It’s a Celebration of Tradition—Any Time of Year

Eating Christmas pudding is a little like opening a time capsule. It connects us with centuries of British culinary tradition. Why should that sense of heritage be reserved for only one d

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Eventa good party? Eventa the Christmas party experts launch Summer events arm

Eventa, the Brighton-based corporate Christmas party agency, has announced details of an exciting new business arm that will focus on summer events.

The new section of the website is due to be made live in early March and will be promoting a series of themed summer balls, soirées and team building days in and around fourteen cities across the whole of the UK, including London. Amongst the themes available will be the classic masquerade ball, British-oriented garden party and school sports day events! All packages include a barbecue or buffet meal, as required by the clients.

The organisation will be creating a whole section dedicated to Olympics-themed summer parties and team building activities to tie in with the London games and Managing Director Rob Hill, recently featured in the Sunday Times' 'How I Made It Column', sees the new venture as an obvious one.

"It was the next logical step really. We were receiving enquiries for summer parties without even mentioning them on the site, so decided to channel all of our festive events experience down the summer avenue," he states.

Eventa ended up organising several summer parties for large corporate clients in London last year in light of the enquiries so decided to begin advertising them officially as of this year. Research has shown that large companies based in the capital city in particular are now investing in summer parties as their budgets begin to allow for ancillary spending once more.

Hill has moved to reassure customers that by focusing efforts on their summer offering Eventa will not be moving away from devoting as much effort into Christmas parties for 2012.

"Absolutely not. We will be continuing on with our recruitment drive to offer new and existing customers an even bigger platform upon which to build their perfect corporate event."

www.eventa.co.uk