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!kgdykeskeesan@bbncca.ARPA (Morris Keesan) (07/20/84)
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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.
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Morris M. Keesan
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