Hi, > On my recent trip to Maui, I spotted a can of this stuff:
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2615747 > I understand this is a Brit "delicacy" of sorts, which was sent to an > English expat in Hawaii. Can one of the British members of the list > explain what (and perhaps why) this stuff is? > The Hawaiians thought it was quite strange, and they regularly enjoy > Spam (the Armour kind, not the email kind.) Looks like microwaveable spotted dick to me. Microwaveable means it can be cooked in a type of oven which heats things using microwave energy. Spotted dick is a type of suet pudding containing raisins. It is a typical old-fashioned school dinner, and is very popular with custard (a sauce made from eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla). Comfort food. A proper spotted dick is made by sprinkling raisins on a sheet of pudding mix, rolling it up and baking it. It's spotted because the raisins look like spots. It's dick because (I assume) when rolled up it has a cylindrical shape whose form appeals to the schoolboy sense of humour. Suet is some sort of animal fat. The tinned version is not really spotted dick. -- Cheers, Bob
