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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Abha Shah and Nicky Rampley-Clarke

Best alcohol to pair with Christmas cake: Cognac, brandy, port and more

Along with Brussels sprouts and bread sauce, Christmas pudding is part of a line-up of festive fare that we staunchly stick to, despite only eating a spoonful or two on December 25. 

In Christmas pudding's case, the dessert, which stretches back to the Middle Ages when it was made with offal (another reason we're so grateful to be living in the 21st century), is now in danger of extinction. 

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