It does sound really good. Now if I could just get my ahead around the name of it. I might be able to ask for it in a restuarant.

There doesn't seem to be any definite source for the name spotted dick.

The best I found was that in the mid 19th century the word dick referred to a wedge of hard cheese. When a treacle sauce was added it became known as treacle dick - and so it's logical to make the quantum leap across to assuming dick may eventually have been adopted as a generic term for a dessert.

Add raisins or currants to a lump of boiled suet and you have a spotted dessert - spotted dick, as we now know it. Or, then again, perhaps we don't. Spotted dick seems to now refer to the sponge pudding type of dessert than comes in cans, when originally it was a much feared, glutinous mass of suet, flour and raisins, served up to ravenous, but rather picky schoolboys in the hope that the sheer weight of the concoction might root them to their desks during an afternoon of less than thrilling lessons in latin, classics and math.

Or at least that's the way I remember it

From your description Dave it sounds rather disgusting coming from a can. Count me out. And you had to eat that in school? Of course our lunch program in the states left much to be desired too. So I guess I understand.

Mr. Spice i knew you would come through for me!

i have to admitt. never ha the never to try it from the can.....but it is really good fresh, like at the little pub down the road.

Hmmm warm vanilla custard.. How do you think that would go with a serving of Bastien?

Very well thank you. Although I will take my with a side of Lucern.

hhmmmm....warm custard smothered over a nice lean harty piece of VICTOR!

although after reading his book....Bastein has had some expierence with food....i just may want to try a little of him for dessert!

gena are you sure your not Elvi in disguise?

That is a good question. Gena have you been hiding your identity like Superman?

da da da daaaaaa!
by day i am mild maner house wife with 3 kids...

by night i am with VICTOR, (usually tied up)....
.....

g3

Usually tied up....