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Sep 23rd, 2009 at 6:24pm
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Has anyone got the recipe for spotted dick? I'm cooking for some Spanish friends and they asked for something traditional. Well, my Nan always said you can't get anything more traditionally British than a spotted dick!!! Shocked
  
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Reply #1 - Sep 23rd, 2009 at 6:33pm
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50g Butter
350g plain flour
3 tsp Baking powder
140g shredded suet
85g caster sugar
115g currants
finely grated zest and juice of 2 Lemons
75ml Milk
75ml whipping cream
custard or clotted cream, to serve
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1. Soften half the butter and use to grease a 1.4 litre pudding basin.

2. Combine the flour, baking powder, suet, sugar and currants in a large bowl, mixing well.

3. Melt the remaining butter and stir into the flour mixture.

4. Stir in the lemon juice and zest.

5. Combine the milk and cream in a small jug. Slowly stir enough into the mixture to bring it to a dropping consistency.

6. Pour the mixture into the pudding basin. Cover with a double layer of greaseproof paper (make a pleat in the middle to allow for expansion), tied in place with string.

7. Place the basin in a steamer basket set over boiling water. Cover and steam for about 1 - 1 1/2 hours until cooked. Check the water level now and again to make sure it doesn't burn dry.

8. Serve with custard or, if you're feeling wicked, a big dollop of clotted cream.
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Reply #2 - Sep 23rd, 2009 at 6:42pm
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Thanks, that was quick! I thought I'd have to stick to stiffy toffee pudding after Nige censored my Richard!!!
  
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Reply #3 - Sep 23rd, 2009 at 7:45pm
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You might have probs getting the suet (unless anybody knows where it's available.) ?
  

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Reply #4 - Sep 23rd, 2009 at 9:10pm
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Atora suet is available from the English shop in Sabeco.
  
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Reply #5 - Sep 23rd, 2009 at 10:03pm
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Good tip.  Thanks for that Tony.  We hadn't managed to find it yet.  Good man.
  

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Reply #6 - Sep 23rd, 2009 at 10:31pm
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Give Tim or Elisa a call (Little Britain 24-7) or order via the internet www.littlebritain24-7.com
They will have everything you might be missing, it will be at a sensible price and it will be in date as well!
  
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Reply #7 - Sep 23rd, 2009 at 10:48pm
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Little Britain 24-7 have Atora Suet in stock at the moment - 2.77€ for 250g, as well as the majority of the other ingredients for this fine English delicacy. Click on Go Shopping and then the In Stock items tab at www.littlebritain24-7.com. No minimum order and free delivery to a collection point in the Tortosa area. Payment required upon delivery.
  
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Reply #8 - Sep 24th, 2009 at 1:16pm
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Has anyone got the recipe for spotted dick? I'm cooking for some Spanish friends and they asked for something traditional. Well, my Nan always said you can't get anything more traditionally British than a spotted dick!!! Shocked


Th UK has banned the name of this pudding and it is now referred to as Pimpled Richard
  
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Reply #9 - Sep 24th, 2009 at 1:44pm
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Has anyone got the recipe for spotted dick? I'm cooking for some Spanish friends and they asked for something traditional. Well, my Nan always said you can't get anything more traditionally British than a spotted dick!!! Shocked


Th UK has banned the name of this pudding and it is now referred to as Pimpled Richard


My nephew Richard who is covered in acne is deeply offended by the use of the phrase "pimpled Richard.
A spotted dick is a SPOTTED DICK,.......there i've said it, and leave my family out of it!!!!! Smiley
  

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Reply #10 - Sep 24th, 2009 at 3:19pm
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Has anyone got the recipe for spotted dick? I'm cooking for some Spanish friends and they asked for something traditional. Well, my Nan always said you can't get anything more traditionally British than a spotted dick!!! Shocked


Th UK has banned the name of this pudding and it is now referred to as Pimpled Richard


My nephew Richard who is covered in acne is deeply offended by the use of the phrase "pimpled Richard.
A spotted dick is a SPOTTED DICK,.......there i've said it, and leave my family out of it!!!!! Smiley

who ever changed my post above has no right to do so. I was NOT being offenxive. and if you think that SPOTTED DICCK is not PC then you are as pathetic as all the other nansy pansy do=gooders. KEEP ENGLISH English.
Idid not write thingy I wrote DICCK
  

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Reply #11 - Sep 24th, 2009 at 5:29pm
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Calm down......don't blame the moderators! The Forum software (which of course comes from the US where I'm sure there are many Richards) has a word filter and your favourite English pud happens to be in there!
  
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Reply #12 - Sep 24th, 2009 at 6:02pm
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It was one of the local councils in Scotland ( Flintshire, I believe) that decided to change the name spotted dick to spotted richard because of of the staff that used the canteen kept making 'childish and immature comments' that annoyed one of the canteen staff. However they received so much bad publicity for doing so that they have now agreed to change the name back to spotted dick.
to quote them, ' ...if we offend any spotted Dicks in the process then tough, they can eat jam rolly poly instead'

three cheers for that!!
  
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Reply #13 - Sep 24th, 2009 at 6:46pm
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Enough already.  How about some recipes for tarts or toad in the hole.
  

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Reply #14 - Sep 24th, 2009 at 6:47pm
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Or how about faggots or knickerbocka glory ?
  

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