daemon@watmath.UUCP (07/18/84)
Subject: English recipe wanted -- Spotted Dick : net.cooks Reply-To: watmath!watrose!watbun!kgdykes Does anyone have a recipe for "Spotted Dick". Its a steamed bread type thing with raisons and mutton. - Ken Dykes Software Development Group, University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. N2L 3G1 watmath!watrose!watbun!kgdykes
keesan@bbncca.ARPA (Morris Keesan) (07/20/84)
------------------------------- From the book "Great British Cooking: A Well Kept Secret", by Jane Garney: Spotted Dick, sometimes known as Spotted Dog, is a simple, uncomplicated steamed pudding "spotted" with raisins and currants that is beloved by large numbers of serious pudding eaters. Serve with CUSTARD. Serves 4-6 1 cup flour 1 cup shredded suet 1 cup freshly made breadcrumbs 3/4 cup raisins 3/4 cup currants 5 tablespoons sugar pinch of salt 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk Mix all the dry ingredients together and add the milk to make a dough. Butter a pudding bowl that holds approximately 5 cups and put the dough in it. Cover the top of the bowl with a large piece of aluminum foil. Make a pleat in the center and tie it in place around the rim with string. Put the bowl on a steamer rack or an inverted saucer in a large saucepan in approximately 3 inches of water, cover and steam for 2-1/2 hours. Check the level of the water from time to time, and add more if necessary. TO SERVE: Remove the foil and run a knife gently around the pudding. Turn onto a serving plate and serve hot. -- Morris M. Keesan {decvax,linus,ihnp4,wivax,wjh12,ima}!bbncca!keesan keesan @ BBN-UNIX.ARPA