Esteemed British comedian Eric Idle was on the Craig Kilborn show (Late Late Show) this evening and had to answer the question: What foods do the British make better than the Americans? His answer was Fish n'chips, toad ina hole, and spotted dick. What is "toad in a hole?" TIA
Spotted Dick, sometimes also known as Spotted Dog (although some dumb supermarket, in a misguided effort to avoid upsetting anyone, decided against that alternative name and instead sold it as Spotted Richard!)
Anyway, as mentioned elsewhere it's a steamed Suet Pudding with Raisins/Sultanas.
Here's a recipe:
Serves 4-6
8 OZ (240G) SELF-RAISING FLOUR A PINCH OF SALT
4 OZ (I20G) SHREDDED SUET
1 OZ (30G) SUGAR
8 OZ (240G) CURRANTS OR RAISINS, (SOAKED IN BRANDY IF YOU LIKE!)
3/4 PINT (I50ML) COLD WATER
Grease a 2 pint (1.1 litre) pudding basin. Sieve together the flour and salt, then add the shredded suet, sugar and dried fruit. Mix these ingredients with enough water to make a firm dough. Cover securely and steam for 2 hours. Turn the pudding out on to a hot dish and serve with custard.
Different kind of pudding, for dessert. I also like bread pudding, my mom used to make it with raisin bread.
Out of morbid curiousity, is the Carvery still in business in London? That's where I had my first ~good~ Yorkshire pudding. Ate there almost every night, and they loved me. I was (with my wife) the only American in the place and hence, the only one eating their underdone (aka rare) roast beef. It was great.
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Do Americans at home actually do fries properly from real potoatoes (cross section larger than 2mm) and not reconstituted potato elements (short tapeworm variety) as produced by the take-away food chains ?
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