War and peace pudding. An austerity substitute for Christmas pudding promoted in Canada in the First World War and by the Ministry of Food in Britain in the Second World War. It was made by mixing flour, breadcrumbs, suet, dried fruit, grated raw carrot and bicarbonate of soda, turning all into a well-greased pudding bowl, and boiling or steaming the result for at least two hours.
The meaning of the name is obvious, with a pun also implied on ‘pease pudding’.
How to cite this entry: "War and peace pudding" Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable. Edited by John Ayto and Ian Crofton. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. 20 December 2011
