Just What I Want in My Mouth
October 25, 2008
I almost bought it.
Because how often do I come across something in the grocery store that:
1) makes me laugh,
2) makes the people standing around me look at what I am laughing at and laugh too, and
3) makes me wonder what the hell it actually is. Because it can’t be the obvious. I hope.
::shudder::
Posted by Chris @ 1:59 pm
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And it’s microwavable!!
October 25th, 2008 at 2:01 pmAnd it’s microwaveable, at that!
Sponge pudding? Huh. Maybe it’s Spam’s Ugly Cousin.
October 25th, 2008 at 2:15 pmIt is a sponge pudding with raisins (or currants?) in - an old traditional English pudding, but oh, you would have screeched with laughter - I went to a garden centre here in England recently and they had decided to be politically correct. I wondered why all the customers were giggling at the tables - the owners had renamed it a Spotted Richard!. I howled with laughter.
October 25th, 2008 at 2:18 pmPS I gather it is delicious with custard on a winter evening!
It’s fish. I was giggling about in the grocery store and my husband told me to grow up.
Thank you for letting me not be the only one.
October 25th, 2008 at 2:25 pmOh, I’m still giggling! Fish? Pudding? Whatever it is, their marketing department needs to be fired. Or maybe promoted?? LOL
October 25th, 2008 at 2:40 pm“Honey, run to the store and buy me some Spotted Dick!”
October 25th, 2008 at 3:14 pmSpotted Richard almost makes me laugh harder than Spotted Dick.
If you wanted a larger portion would you ask for the Spotted Dickgrande? Or Dickrita if you just wanted a smidgeon?
Oh, this could go so far and long.
October 25th, 2008 at 3:21 pmBwahaha
far and long
I kill me.
Okay, so which IS it - fish or pudding?? Fish pudding?? Blech. (((sigh))) I’m gonna have to google it, aren’t I? And, how much you want to bet I’ll end up with all kinds of screwy (no pun intended!!) porno sites…….
October 25th, 2008 at 3:40 pmFrom Wikipedia: Spotted dick is a steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit (usually currants), commonly served with either custard or butter and brown sugar. Spotted refers to the dried fruit (which resemble spots) and Dick may be a contraction/corruption of the word pudding (from the last syllable) or possibly a corruption of the word dough.[1] So, NO fish - thank god!!
October 25th, 2008 at 3:42 pmThis stuff is utterly delicious. Especially with vanilla custard. Perfect for those cold winter evenings where the snow is banked around the house. Can’t believe the price you pay for it over there, though!! Daylight robbery..
October 25th, 2008 at 3:48 pmIt’s expensive!
But it’s not fish…
October 25th, 2008 at 4:33 pmOMG!!! Think of all the inappropriate possibilities!
October 25th, 2008 at 4:45 pmI always heard it was some kind of bread pudding thing shaped in a log with raisins on it , I sure don’t want to try it !
October 25th, 2008 at 4:47 pmThat’s great…
Reminds me, last time I was at my Dr. office, they were playing the CNN health channel, and it was a special on circumcision. I couldn’t help but laugh my rear end off when they displayed their expert’s name - Dr. Wang. I am not kidding. It was too funny.
October 25th, 2008 at 4:49 pmWhat the hell is it! That is funny as hell.
October 25th, 2008 at 5:32 pmBuy It! It’s a cake that you eat hot with custard. A traditional English pudding. Delicious on cold winter nights. If you want to know the secret to any Englishman’s heart, it’s definitely spotted dick. And yes, I do know how that sounds!
October 25th, 2008 at 5:40 pmIts a bread pudding with raisins ( or occasionally chocolate chips ). Odd name from Englad, but very tasty. Though in a can is rather… disturbing.
October 25th, 2008 at 5:41 pmI once worked with an English woman who had some funny expressions. One day she made a presentation to some of the salesmen and at the end of her talk instead of saying, “And always sell it with a smile!” she said, “And always sell it with your pecker up!”
October 25th, 2008 at 6:10 pmWhere the hell are you? I’ve never seen such a food here in NJ!
October 25th, 2008 at 6:24 pmWhere were you? Where can I get some?
October 25th, 2008 at 6:54 pmI see that it’s kept near the beans/veggies- correct? I want to get some for friends as a “gift” for our next get-together.
Bwa-hahaha! I nearly busted a gut laughing at this one! I had to get my husband to come see so he would know what I’m laughing about hours from now.
October 25th, 2008 at 7:52 pmIs it really an English pudding? Whoever said the Brits don’t have a sense of humor must not have heard of this! Love it!
Hahaha, thanks for the laugh! My 18 yr old son was standing behind me while I clicked on your blog and his exact words, “what the h*ll??” We laughed so hard, I had to look it up on line. This is what I found:
“Spotted Dick Sponge Pudding in a 10.5 oz. tin. A lovely sponge pudding studded with raisins. Has the consistency of a rich moist cake. A favorite dessert amongst English school children - hence the silly nick-name. Makes a great gag gift too! Heat up in the microwave or on the stove and serve with one of our custard sauces (sold separately).”
It would make THE perfect gag gift. I really laughed at the whole idea of pairing it up with “custard sauces (sold separately).” It was $6.29 a can at the website I saw it at and it was sold out. I say go stock up on it! LOL..
October 25th, 2008 at 8:21 pmOh my gosh! That is the perfect gag gift to give out to certain family members this Christmas. Two years ago, I surprised them with “Cock Soup” that I found at the international grocery store. I’m on the lookout now for this. I hope I can find it. Where did you see it?????
Chris says: It was in the grocery store with the ethnic foods, I think?
October 25th, 2008 at 8:56 pmBut aren’t you glad you had your camera to take a picture of that? How could you blog about that without a picture? LOL
October 25th, 2008 at 9:27 pmAwesome. My husband bought a tin of that when he went to England. He has it in a place of prominence on his office bookshelf. Definitely a conversation piece.
October 25th, 2008 at 11:36 pmToo funny. I want the can of baked beans pictured next to Spooted Dick. They remind me of cold winter evenings in my home in England with a plate of English baked beans on toast. Yummy. English baked beans are in tomato sauce and are all levels of delicious. I have only seen cans of these beans in specialty English shops–none to be found in my home in Maryland.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:36 amWe went to England one time…only once in our life…and a wish trip no less…and one of my children ordered spotted dick for desert. Just to get a reaction from the rest of us.
I’m not even kidding.
October 26th, 2008 at 8:01 amIt’s one of those heavy steamed puddings that used to be served during the war, when Dick was a common enough name and probably unknown in its modern usage. According to this site: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2031/whats-the-origin-of-spotted-dick Dick is basically an abbreviation of the word pudding.
What shocks me is the outrageous price! In fact, the thought of it coming in a can at all is pretty shocking. It’s easy enough to make - see http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Spotted-Dick-103210 for instance.
October 26th, 2008 at 10:10 amWe almost died when were were in England and saw this on the big “Specials” board. I had to take a picture, of course. The waitress told us all Americans ask what it is.
October 26th, 2008 at 10:34 amI had no idea this was an unknown pudding outside the UK - I grew up with a Grandma who produced these puddings regularly. Suet (stodgy!) sponge pudding with a bit of mixed spice and currants, served with custard - a very traditional, old-fashioned English pud. Similar to a jam roly-poly (only without the jam!) - although is that a well known pudding?
October 26th, 2008 at 11:13 amI’ve heard, probably from food network, that Dalmatians are sometimes called Spotted Dicks in England.
October 26th, 2008 at 2:47 pmI had the same reaction when I saw that at my grocery store, but I actually bought it. It wasn’t too bad - like spongy fruitcake.
October 26th, 2008 at 3:07 pmIs THAT all you get for $4.99? I would hope for something bigger than that tiny little package.
October 26th, 2008 at 4:31 pm(From Wales)
Definitely a sponge pudding! It’s a traditional name that’s still used. Never heard of a Dalmatian being called a Spotted Dick.
Don’t pay $5 - it’s on sale in the UK for less than £1!
UK / USA may share a common language but we certainly don’t use it the same way!
October 26th, 2008 at 7:08 pmI am laughing so hard right now. My 13 yr old came in and saw this post. I can hear him in the other room laughing right now. That sounds horrible!
October 26th, 2008 at 9:16 pmOMG! I am laughing so hard that my stomach hurts!
October 27th, 2008 at 12:41 amhaha Spotted Dick is a UK dessert!
We have it down here in New Zealand too
October 27th, 2008 at 5:49 amI must send this to my old co-worker. His name: Dick Best. Yes, I am not kidding.
October 27th, 2008 at 8:59 amA British friend bought some for me as a joke on my birthday. It now sits proudly on a shelf in my office. Because who can’t use a little spotted dick now and then between phone calls?
October 27th, 2008 at 1:50 pmMy sister and I stole a Spotted Dick poster from a wall in a restaurant in England. We laughed soooo hard all dinner long.
October 27th, 2008 at 3:12 pmOne of my very best friends got married last year. We had a Hogwart’s Feast Bachelorette Party for her because. . . we are geeks. Anyway, my 20-something daughter actually made this–two versions. One was pretty good. It really depends on how good a steamer you are or have–cuz the one that came out crappy? Was pretty much a spotted rock. But we giggled and giggled serving it with its “custard sauce.” I kid you not. Here’s a link: _http://www.flickr.com/photos/99984050@N00/1392746850/in/set-72157602034756786/
October 27th, 2008 at 4:20 pmAwesome. I recently took basically this same exact picture in my local grocery store (just outside of Boston.) In my store, they chose to stack spotted dicks on top of each other, though.
October 28th, 2008 at 12:04 amWhat I couldn’t believe:
1. How expensive it is.
2. It’s made by Heinz, of all things.
Wonder if almost-first-lady-slash-Heinz-heir Teresa Heinz-Kerry enjoys some spotted dick now and again….
OMG!!!!!!! I read this post at work (I know shame on me) I laughed sooo hard all that would hear me had to come see. That made for a lot of laughing!
My daughter is going to Europe this summer I have to tell her to get some! Is that wrong of me to tell my 19 year old to get some “Spotted Dick”???
October 28th, 2008 at 1:30 pmNextcommercial — If you want more, just rub it and it doubles in size….
October 29th, 2008 at 4:46 pmHa! Mr. Peevie and I went to London for our 20th anniversary and when we saw spotted dick on the menu of the pub where we had dinner, we knew we had to have some–just so we could say we did. It wasn’t bad, actually, despite the unfortunate name. I had a really hard time placing the order, though–no pun intended.
October 29th, 2008 at 6:01 pmMatt: Heinz makes EVERYTHING over here, not just ketchup!
My mom and dad bought this for my husband when we lived in CA, they thought it would be nostalgic. Not really, as the only place he ate it was at school–not good! When we moved from CA to England, it went into the donation box.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:24 pmYour Spotted Dick is more pricy than our Spotted Dick.
Last seen on a Houston area Kroger’s grocery shelf: $3.99
Everything costs more in the East…..even spotted dicks.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:15 pmOMG! I almost threw up from laughing so much. I just found your website for the first time. Thanks for making my day. I take that back.. for making my year!
November 4th, 2008 at 5:25 pm