What the hell is Spotted Dick?

[LynneSin]

There's a new World Market opened near our movie theater. I thought I'd check the place out whilst killing time before the movie. I found this product for sale in the grocery section.

Who the hell eats Spotted Dick? Is that the best name they could come up with for their product?

[VelmaD]

1. NO SEX THREADS!!!

:P

[LynneSin]

2. It's NOT - it's a microwaveable pudding

:eyes:

[tjwmason]

12. It's not really microwaveable

To compare one of those cans with a real pudding (any sort of pudding in fact) would be like comparing McDonalds with the finest Aberdeen Angus steak.

[DS1]

13. If you knew that, why post the question?

I think you just wanted to say spotted dick

[notadmblnd]

3. I 've got to have a can of that

just to carry around in my purse.

[BringEmOn]

4. I think penicillin will take care of that

[RethugAssKicker]

15. What a great poster!!!

Where can I get one?

[BringEmOn]

16. I found it on a t-shirt site

Right click and save if you want...Although, there are better ones out there, now.

[miss_kitty]

5. popular british dessert.

or 'Afters' Or 'Pudding'

Never got up the never to actually put it in my mouth...

[yvr girl]

6. I've never had the canned variety

But my mom has made it. It's an English thing.

[Hugin]

7. So much for lunch...

It's some kind of bread-pudding like stuff.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2249273.stm

They toyed with calling it "Spotted Richard"...

;)

[LynneSin]

9. Well it looks tasty

[yvr girl]

10. Here's a recipe (You don't need to use suet anymore)

Title: Spotted Dick
Categories: desserts, english
Yield: 6 servings

8 oz self-raising flour
1 pn of salt
4 oz margarine
2 oz castor sugar (superfine)
4 oz to 6 oz sultanas (big
-raisins)
6 tb water

1) Have ready a sheet of foil or a double thickness of grease proof
paper brushed with melted margarine. 2) Make the pudding crust: Sieve
the flour and the salt. Rub in the margarine. Add the sugar and
sultanas. Mix in the water to make a soft dough. 3) Turn out onto a
floured board and form into a roll. 4) Wrap loosely but securely in
the grease proof paper or foil. Tie or seal the ends. 5) Place in the
steamer and cover tightly. Steam for 1.1/2 to 2 hours. 6) Serve with
hot custard sauce or sprinkle with castor sugar. Variation: At stage
3: Put the mixture in a medium-sized (1.1/2 pint) pudding basin with
a round of grease proof paper in the bottom and brush all round
inside with melted margarine. Smooth the top. Cover with foil, or
double grease proof paper brushed underneath with melted margarine
and steam for 1.1/2 to 2 hours. Serve with hot Custard sauce or
sprinkle with castor sugar.

[tjwmason]

11. No suet???????

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

That's almost as sacreligious as eating one of those nasty mass-produced ones. :scared:

[Spider Jerusalem]

8. suet pudding with raisins or currants.

"Spotted" because of the raisins or currants...they look like spots. And "dick" from a corruption and truncation of "pudding".

[SOteric]

14. It's a popular British confection, - and I recommend

you bring a tin with you for Will Pitt. Yes, yes, he'll be able to say he's seen you in a bunny suit, - but you'll be able to say that you gave Will Pitt a Spotted...well...you get the picture. :evilgrin:

[LynneSin]

17. Well I won't be in Boston

but I could give some to JimmyJazz to take up with her

[Hand]

18. Ah HA!....

Finally I realize where the quaint term "Pulling yer pudding" originated.

:think:

Plus I get to use a smiley I've never used before. :toast: to Spotted Dick, wherever he is!

[meow2u3]

19. Well, that's Cheney's bald head!

:silly:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

20. Isn't that what Michael Jackson has? n/t