[Sca-cooks] Spotted pup

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Jan 6, 2007, at 8:19 PM, Sarah Fitzpatrick wrote:

>
> If I am not mistaken, it is spotted pup.
>
> Sarah

I'm pretty sure the book title (and dish name) is Spotted Dog, which  
the author goes on to allege is a corruption of Dough, elsewhere seen  
corrupted as [Spotted] Dick. Pup wouldn't follow this pattern, if  
pattern indeed it is.

It's one a' them steamed puddings with raisins (the spots).

Adamantius



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