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Why do people set Christmas puddings on fire and why don't they burn?
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- Kitty82Lv 73 years agoFavorite Answer
It is traditional, it's festive, and it burns the alcohol off before you give it to the kids. It is not actually the pudding you set light to but the vapour from the brandy that you first pour over the top. That burns of quickly without heating and drying the pudding enough for it to burn.
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