Pudding usually brings to mind flavors like chocolate, vanilla, and tapioca, but prepackaged pudding cups don t even scratch the surface of global pudding varieties the term can denote dishes containing candied fruits and nuts or even frugal blends of little more than flour and suet. Pudding: A Global History explains how puddings developed from their early savory, sausage-like mixtures into the sweet and sticky confections we are now familiar with, and he describes how advances in kitchen equipment have changed puddings over time.Tackling blood, bread, rice, batter, and vegetable...