Sussex Pond Pudding is a traditional English pudding believed to originate from the South East county of Sussex. Made of a suet pastry which encases a whole lemon, with butter and sugar, it is boiled or steamed for several hours.
This rich and heavy dessert has gone out of fashion over the years due to health and diet consciousness, although there are many chefs in Britain, such as the British chef Heston Blumenthal who are trying to revive this type of traditional cookery.
Some cooks like to add currants to the filling, but this would make it a Kentish Puddle Pudding or Kentish Well Pudding.
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