Sussex pond pudding

noun

A traditional boiled or steamed English pudding made from suet pastry encasing a whole lemon.

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Meanings

nounSussex pond pudding (countable and uncountable, plural Sussex pond puddings)

plural Sussex pond puddings

  1. countableuncountableA traditional boiled or steamed English pudding made from suet pastry encasing a whole lemon.

Origin

When the pudding is cut open, its juices pool on the plate, forming a "pond".

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Sussex pond pudding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sussex%20pond%20pudding

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“Sussex pond pudding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sussex%20pond%20pudding. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sussex pond pudding,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sussex%20pond%20pudding.

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