Episode 3 – Recipe for Spotted Dick
Okay my lovelies, better late than never, but at long last I have my Spotted Dick recipe for you! The truth is I’m a pretty horrid cook, aside from the toddler delights I am now able to whip up. It seems my cooking skills are maturing as my son’s palette matures, as he apparently LOVES what I concoct so maybe there is a future for me. That, or maybe I just use a lot of delicious apple sauce to mask the delicacy of the day!
Back to today’s deliciousness: Spotted Dick! I have been feeling a touch insecure that my Spotted Dick recipe on last week’s episode didn’t exactly turn out so well. It looked more like a swamp with raisins than a delicious delight, so I was forced to call in the big dogs: my mother and my Aunt! They are both true Brits with true British cooking skills (don’t mess with them and their wooden spoons, if you know what I mean!). This is what my mother replied, after conferring with my dear aunt:
“Darling, Spotted Dick, Dick as a word for pudding and not a gentleman’s ding dong, and Spotted for the raisins, is absolutely delicious… ” – Thanks for the clarity, mother!
And here is the recipe she swears by, which she pulled from Jamie Oliver’s “The Naked Chef” – yep I think my mum has a wee crush….. So, enjoy with a nice pot of tea (maybe add something a little stronger if you aren’t preggo), some fine china and get ready to sit back and relax to watch Kate and Willy’s big day!
- 4oz Suet
- 1 Ib mixed sultanas, raisins, currants
- Zest of lemon or 1 orange
- 4oz plain flour
- 4oz sugar
- 4oz bread crumbs
- 1 level teaspoon ground ginger (to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
- Pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 1/4 pint milk
Grease a 1.5 liter / 3 pint pudding basin. Mix all the ingredients together, except the egg and the milk. Add the beaten egg and milk and mix well. Put the mixture in the basin, cover with tinfoil or a cloth, and put the basin in a pan with water half-way up the sides of the basin. Bring the water to boil, put on a tight fitting lid, and simmer for 3 hours, remembering to top off with boiling water now and then.
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HI, THANK-YOU FOR YOUR SPOTTED DICK RECIPE. I HAVE SENT A REQUEST TO YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE LINK ASKING FOR INFORMATION ON WHERE I CAN PURCHASE THE ” WEDGWOOD ORIGINAL FINE TEA .” HOWEVER, SINCE I’M POSTING A COMMENT, I’LL MENTION THE REQUEST AGAIN. IF THERE IS ANY WAY YOU COULD PROVIDE THE INFORMATION I WOULD NEED, PERHAPS FROM THE WEDGWOOD STORE AS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 3, THEN I COULD CALL THE STORE OR E-MAIL THEM TO ORDER THIS TEA. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK. I LIVE IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. MY PHONE NUMBER IS 714-904-7360. I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD PROVIDE FOR ME. P.S. I LOVE YOUR SHOW!!!!! SINCERELY, ANTOINETTE DEROCHE.
I just got through watching Episode 3…with the horrid pregnant woman who was lazy and used her pregnancy as an excuse to not exercise!!! I must first say that I caught your show for the first time last week and had to immediately set the DVR to record all and present epidodes. You and your gang keep me laughing. You guys are awesome and You truly are a very patient lady. Now back to your Godzilla Bride….She was a lazy woman that used her pregnancy to her advantage. She was rude and hateful and You should have walked out on her immediately when she lied straight to your face about not eating sweets. I had to take fertility drugs and then had gestational diabetes when I got pregnant. It seems when I was diagnosed I instantly started craving every thing sweet that I seen……..I had to think of my child and what could happen if I did not take it seriously. I think all reasoning with her went out the window the day she found out she was pregnant. That gave her an excuse to eat what she wanted, not exercise and blame all her hatred and spite on her pregnancy hormones!!! I admire your strength and patience! I would have walked out immediately but you stayed in and completed the job. I think you are amazing and I am so sorry to learn about your IVF and the struggles you have faced while dealing with all these hormonal women!!! You are awesome and I hope to see more of you on Bravo!!!! Sincerely, a life long dedicated Rosie Pope fan :0)!!!
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