Wilkin & Sons LTD Tiptree Christmas Pudding in a stoneware basin

2-pound cake - Essex, England

When we think about Christmas pudding, we think about England. It is a dessert with centuries of history, surrounded by traditions, superstitions, family rituals, and ingredients that once arrived in England from distant parts of the world.
                     
Wilkin & Sons is a family business that is rooted in Tiptree, a village in Essex, northeast of London.

The story starts with the family's agricultural history in the area, which dates back to the eighteenth century. They started their jam-making business in 1885, when Arthur Charles Wilkin began making preserves from locally grown fruit.

The Wilkins grew their own fruit and used their understanding of how ripeness and seasonality create the best products.

Tiptree became known for traditional English preserves, marmalades, jellies, curds, and Christmas pudding.

Tiptree separates itself from other makers in that it uses vegetable oil rather than traditional beef suet, making its Christmas pudding suitable for vegetarians and dairy-free diets. It is also made without the addition of palm oil. It contains wheat (the GF version does not) and eggs, and is manufactured in a facility that handles nuts.

This 2 pound version comes in a Stoneware Basin ready to be steamed. I can't wait to have this for the holidays!

Palm oil free