The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #55544   Message #1890961
Posted By: GUEST
22-Nov-06 - 02:41 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Spotted Dick
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Spotted Dick
That's great.

Just yesterday I was in ACME (one of the large grocery
chains here in the NE US) and found in their paltry
Britfood section, a canned spotted dick. It was
in between the canned treacle and the canned
chocolate pudding.

Of course I love the stuff when fresh made, but just
had to have it since the name is so amusing to us Yanks.
It's probably second-rate, but the label is priceless.

I was once in the Mitre pub, down by Lancaster Gate,
(very good food there) and asked the barmaid for a
'Spotted Richard.' When she raised an eyebrow I
explained that I was a Yank and too embarassed to
ask for what I really was after.