:I disagree, many people make their own Christmas pudding. Otherwise, why do you think cookery shows, cookbooks and magazines are full of recipes for Christmas pudding and supermarkets sell large volumes of the ingredients to make it? Also, it isn't "a very big job", it is much easier to make than most desserts as everything is essentially just mixed in together, it doesn't require accuracy and you can't really get it wrong. You can buy almost anything ready made, but cooking remains a normal activity for much of the population.