Last year, we had a Christmas pudding that was two years old and it was superb, whereas a one-year-old pudding wasn’t nearly as tasty. I read that a supermarket won an award for its two-year-matured puddings. So, what happens over two years to bring out the flavour?
Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK
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