The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #50573   Message #767344
Posted By: John MacKenzie
18-Aug-02 - 04:55 AM
Thread Name: BS: You Brits have gone too far
Subject: RE: BS: You Brits have gone too far
Eiffel Towers :- A Tall [3" aprox] cylindrical sponge cake covered with jam, and then rolled in dessicated coconut
Flie's Cemetery :- Can be either a Garibaldi biscuit [Cookie],or a currant slice.
Empire biscuits :- Two round shortcake biscuits with jam in between, iced on top with plain icing, then half a glace cherry stuck on top. They used to be called German biscuits, but the name was changed due to a small conflict around 1918.
Spotted Dick :- This is a steamed pudding, made with flour, suet, sugar, and currants mainly. Recipe available if required.
Boiled babies heads :- A small steak and kidney pudding. This differs from a steak and kidney pie inasmuch as the pudding is encased in suet pastry, wrapped in a cloth and boiled, whereas the the pie is baked, usually with a puff pastry topping.
Anyway all this food talk makes me peckish.
Heading for the kitchen.....Giok