February 12

How I Celebrated

Would I call it celebrating? I probably celebrated more when it was over. It wasn't that bad. I mean, the raisins didn't surprise me at all, but this plum pudding is basically a big steaming pile of raisins. If you like raisins even, its just kind of, ok. Whatever, pass the chocolate.

Diet Helpers 

• Sugar Free

  Here is a sugar and gluten free recipe

• Gluten Free

  See above

• Vegetarian

  Yes

Recipes

• Epicurious
• Martha
• Food Network
• Here is an alcohol free version from kidspot
• Here is one without both alcohol and suet. Where do people come up with this stuff?

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History

Punchbowl
I think it is interesting that they outlawed something with so many fruits in it for being too rich. I bet that is what killed them all off. The sugar. Well, I don't doubt that the sugar is killing everyone off. Me especially. Also it seems weird that a "Christmas Pudding" isn't the national food on Christmas and some of those other not quite traditional foods be in February. I know some people like to pretend it is Christmas year round. I blame them.

Merchandise

I lot of literature and one of strawberry shortcake's friends
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Restaurants

• There looks to be a Plum Pudding LTD in LA, but the website link is broken
• Plum Pudding is also a retaurant in Armitage, England
• It has been said that The Pikey serves traditional Christmas Pudding during Christmastime

Other Things to Celebrate Today

• National Cherry Month
• Celebration of Chocolate Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Great American Pies Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• Sweet Potato Month
• National Fondue Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• Return Carts to the Supermarket Month
• Bake for Family Fun Month
• American Camp Week
• Boy Scout Anniversary Week
• Celebration of Love Week
• Children of Alcoholics Week
• Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
• Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
• Great Backyard Bird Count
• Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
• International Friendship Week
• International Week of Black Women in the Arts 
• Jell-O Week
• Just Say No To Power Point Week
• Lent
• Love Makes the World Go Round, but Laughter Keeps Us From getting Dizzy Week
• National Green Week
• National Marriage Week USA
• National Secondhand Wardrobe Week
• Risk Awareness Week
• Darwin Day
• Lincoln's Birthday
• NAACP Day
• National Lost Penny Day
• Oglethorpe Day
• Safety Pup Day