A gentle trade in edible gifts binds communities together

From homemade puddings to neighbourly tipples, the quiet exchange of festive treats reveals a world of kindnessSign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastA guest at our restaurant recently told me about her mother’s seasonal side hustle, though no one would have dared call it that out loud: in the weeks before Christmas, she became a quiet merchant of puddings. The proper kind of pudding, too: all dense but not leaden, heavy with prunes and warm with careful spicing.As December crep