Christmas pudding

They have already sold out of Christmas puddings and have had to make more to fulfil the waiting list, she says.

Bear in mind, my mum had been working at that time for Nestle for 30 years and here comes her daughter asking her to sell Christmas puddings.

"However, mince pies and Christmas puddings did buck the trend. They were less popular this year," he added.

No Christmas pudding for her, she was straight into it.”

That is exactly how keepers at Cotswold Wildlife Park in Oxfordshire must have been feeling when they delivered a giant decorated Christmas pudding enrichment ball to their rhinos.