Inquiring minds want to know: violet pudding

[Amy Z]

Hi!  You Brits up for another food question?

Exactly what is the nature of a violet pudding?  Is there violet 
flavoring throughout, or does it just mean there are a few sugared 
violets on top, or what?  (While we're at it, I know pudding has a 
different meaning there but I still don't know exactly what it is, 
except that it includes suet a bit more than I consider quite 
healthful.  Is it a generic term for any dessert whatsoever?)

In US coo-zine, violets are strictly limited to a few candied ones on 
desserts baked by Julia Child, or possibly fresh ones sprinkled onto 
a salad at a very overpriced restaurant.

Amy Z
who will now get 50 posts from her fellow Americans telling her about 
other times they've eaten violets