But he went on to suggest that, at the current rate of decline, the British pudding will be extinct in 50 years. I’ve been exposed to many British puddings over the years, but I have no history with them, or nostalgia for them. Photograph: Tim Dowling/The GuardianBesides suet, the other big ingredient you’ll find in endangered British puddings is old bread – the older the better. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The GuardianThis is the last of the suet puddings on the list, and ideally the last one I will ever make. It needs to steam for an hour and a half, which in the world of traditional British puddings is a blink of an eye.