The traditional date is called “stir-up Sunday” and takes place on the last Sunday before Advent. That means it’ll happen on 24 November this year. Per BBC Good Food, it’s “a centuries-o ...

Make this easy Christmas pudding on Stir-up Sunday. Keep feeding it with brandy regularly to allow the flavours to develop. Lightly grease 4x600ml/1 pint or 2x1.2 litre/2 pint pudding basins.

Roll up your sleeves for Stir-up Sunday. But as you rummage the spice rack for nutmeg and cinnamon, plus good old mixed spice, is this the first time you’ve used them since last year?

‘Stir up Sunday’ (the last Sunday before Advent) has become associated with the start of the pudding-making process, in order to allow it least a month to mature before being consumed on ...