The cloth pudding sacks, also known as boiling sacks, were at one time considered "modern," at least compared to Medieval pudding casings made with animal parts (similar to sausage-making).

Figgy pudding is said to date back to late medieval times, though it looked a little different in its initial form. Ben Mervis, a food historian, writer and author of The British Cookbook ...

With regard to figgy pudding, it is a dessert traditionally made during Christmastime, with origins harking back to medieval England. The first known recipe appeared in a 14th-century English ...