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The King of Puddings – Second Edition

We are delighted to announce the launch of the second limited edition of The King of Puddings. The first edition has now sold out.

With a red cover and new illustrations, the second edition has the same glitter hand-finish and content: histories, recipes and even a riddle.

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You can order yours in our shop.

For wholesale or bookstore enquires please visit our wholesale page.

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The King of Puddings

A small book about Christmas Puddings
A small book about Christmas Puddings

The King of Puddings gives us a taste of the incredibly rich stories behind the traditional Christmas Pudding, taking us on a journey around the world and through history. This small book introduces us to a taste of the rich cultural and natural history that goes into the pudding with each ingredient. We meet kings and paupers, discover medicinal secrets and trace the trade routes and empires that have shaped our world – and our Christmas traditions. Truly the Christmas Pudding – love it or hate it – is the King of Puddings.

Order your copies online here.

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About the Author

Angela Dixon is a former lecturer and journalist. As a volunteer guide at Kew Gardens, she has broadcast on BBC Radio and Television on the botanical ingredients of the Christmas Pudding.

Book Information

A SpiderBooks Publication
ISBN 978-0-9561084-0-1
40pp B/W on ivory paper, Saddle-stitched
14.5cm square
Hand-finished limited edition with glitter

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Wheat
  • Sugar
  • Grapes
  • Nuts
  • Oranges & Lemons
  • Cinnamon
  • Cloves
  • Ginger
  • Nutmeg
  • Holly
  • A Recipe for Christmas Pudding
  • Mrs Beeton’s Plum Pudding (Very Good)
  • Scripture Pudding: A Riddle
  • Some Sources & Further Reading
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Exporting Made Easy

A handy guide to starting in export
A handy guide to starting in export

SpiderBooks has launched a business book “Exporting Made Easy”, a clear and simple guide for goods as well as service businesses on how to go about selling and operating in new territories.

Spider Books designed the book in collaboration with authors Simon Bedford and Giles Dixon to make a clear work that is easy to read and will tie in very well with the current efforts to boost the economy by encouraging exports from the UK.

For full details and to order in print and ebook formats, visit http://exporting-made-easy.com