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In the US colonies, it began to become popular during the 18th century when wine and other liquors were taxed, but rum was not. Thus, rum began to be a popular alcoholic addition to the egg and milk mix.<ref>For more on eggnog, see: Staib, W., Yun, M., & Wolkow, D. (2013). <i>A sweet taste of history: more than 100 elegant dessert recipes from America’s earliest days</i>. Guilford, Connecticut: Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press.</ref>
The fruit cake fruitcake in a modern usage was used as early as the 19th century in Victorian England, where it became popular with the royal family and then the tradition spread to British society and culture, eventually arriving in the US. The tradition, however, may stem from at least the Roman period, when a plum, raisin, and nut recipe is known to have existed, perhaps used in times of celebration.<ref>For more on the fruit cakefruitcake, see: Leach, H. M. K., Browne, M., & Inglis, R. M. (2011). <i>The twelve cakes of Christmas: an evolutionary history, with recipes</i>. Dunedin, N.Z: Otago University Press. </ref>
Christmas pudding likely started its origin as a savory food in England in the Medieval period that included stuffing the meat and pudding into a stomach of a sheep used to wrap the finished product. In the 18th century, plum began to be used to help make it a sweet dish to be made before Christmas and then served on Christmas day. It may have become popularised in Christmas as King George I was described as requesting a pudding made for Christmas and the use of a plum pudding during that time helped associated the pudding with Christmas in subsequent years.<ref>For more on Christmas pudding, see: Ysewijn, R. (2016). <i>Pride and pudding</i>. Murdoch Books.</ref>
