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[TheCheerfulTreeRat]

What exactly is Spotted Dick?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick will tell you, and give you a depressing example of PCthink.

My story of Spotted Dick, is being on an American cruise ship and getting friendly with some PAX - we'd all end up together in the same smoking ghetto, so normally saw each other after meals. One day they turned up with looks of mild consternation and interrogated the sole Brit (me!) as the truth of there being a British pudding called Spotted Dick! I confirmed its existence and said that if they popped into a supermarket (we were going around Scotland at the time) they could buy it in a can and baffle their friends back home.

They were much relieved by this, as they'd thought they were having their legs pulled and had even saved the menu for reference. I had a look, then handed it back with a poker face and said it was perhaps more normal to have it with custard.

"Spotted Dick - with Chef's Special Sauce" (Which, it transpired, was white and gloopy)

[wolfie]

You Yanks have some weird foods.....

A bit of advice - most of the wierd U.S. foods mentioned here (Grits, Scrapple, etc.) are from the SOUTHERN U.S., and people in that part of the country tend to get offended if you call them "Yanks". Something about events of 150 years ago that, in some cases, are talked about as if they happened yesterday.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

But at least I finally heard of something that sounds worse. My former coworker (a man in his 50s) swears by livermush.
{hmm, but I will eat liverwurst, and I will eat Spam(TM) so..... what's my hangup? }

That's what we call down here Neese's Liver Pudding. Just cut off a couple of thickish slices and put them between two slices of bread w/a bit of mayo and lunch is served.

[Merriweather]

I'm still trying to deceive persuade my daughter into trying a beef tongue sandwich.

All I can think of is an old episode of All In the Family. Archie bunker, refusing to eat the tongue sandwich Edith made him. "I'm not eating anything that's been in a cow's mouth. Now hand me a hard boiled egg".

[Elspeth]

oh up here in the PNW we have a very strange thing.

Geoduck

Never had it, never will.

[Cookie]

I would try geoduck. I love clams, I'm just not in an area to get those.

[EricKei]

A bit of advice - most of the wierd U.S. foods mentioned here (Grits, Scrapple, etc.) are from the SOUTHERN U.S., ....

Hey now. Scrapple be Yankee food, not Southern

You are right about calling us "Yanks", tho

Never heard of Neese's anything, however. Looks neat. Around here, we're more likely to eat boudin-style sausage (the meat is mixed with rice and spices before being stuffed into the casings) I still refuse to try liver cheese or hogshead cheese, though. Why-You-Kay YUK!

[bhskittykatt]

oh up here in the PNW we have a very strange thing.

Geoduck

Never had it, never will.

Also referred to as "schlong".
I have a bunch of geoduck shells from the beach. I hear they're pretty tasty. They're not cheap, though. But I'd love to try them.

As for spotted dick...my friend actually recently posted a photo of a can of spotted dick she saw in a store somewhere. I have no idea what it was. My mind immediately went to Hubs, who has freckles all over his body...all over.

[Pagan]

One day they turned up with looks of mild consternation and interrogated the sole Brit (me!) as the truth of there being a British pudding called Spotted Dick! I confirmed its existence and said that if they popped into a supermarket (we were going around Scotland at the time) they could buy it in a can and baffle their friends back home.

As for spotted dick...my friend actually recently posted a photo of a can of spotted dick she saw in a store somewhere. I have no idea what it was.[/I] over.

Cost Plus World Market usually has it on the shelf. http://www.worldmarket.com/product/i...uctId=11227817

A bit of advice - most of the wierd U.S. foods mentioned here (Grits, Scrapple, etc.) are from the SOUTHERN U.S., and people in that part of the country tend to get offended if you call them "Yanks".

That's very true. And doesn't just apply to Southerners. People in New Mexico would look at you strange if you called us that. The only time I really hear it used in the US is in reference to New England.

Something about events of 150 years ago that, in some cases, are talked about as if they happened yesterday.

I can go you one better. There's people here still trying to reclaim the Spanish Land Grants. One, the Elena Gallegos Land Grant (now that I look at the map, where I live in ABQ used to be part of it), dates to 1694. Others date to 1598. Not only are those over 300 years old, but it was 2 countries ago!

[Andara Bledin]

As for spotted dick...my friend actually recently posted a photo of a can of spotted dick she saw in a store somewhere. I have no idea what it was. My mind immediately went to Hubs, who has freckles all over his body...all over.

We've got a can of that floating around the office where I work. First off, because one of the long-timers is from the UK, and also because the Bossman has a rather off-color sense of humor.

^-.-^

[LewisLegion]

Y'all do know that scrapple is just sausage without the casing, right?

[vikingchyk]

Y'all do know that scrapple is just sausage without the casing, right?

That may be, but it's a little bit too much in-your-face for my liking Pass!!

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Never heard of Neese's anything, however. Looks neat. Around here, we're more likely to eat boudin-style sausage (the meat is mixed with rice and spices before being stuffed into the casings) I still refuse to try liver cheese or hogshead cheese, though. Why-You-Kay YUK!

Neese's is a local company (family owned and operated at that) that's been around over 90 years and only sells within the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and the southern part of Virginia.

Their sausage is to die for as well . . . my stepmom won't use anything else but.

[EricKei]

Cool. I'd seriously consider looking into having some shipped to me, but all signs point to "preservative free", thus, sending it to me might require some pricey insulated boxes, AND still be iffy on the receiving end; one day's delay could make it unsafe to eat, even if frozen solid >_< Freezing it like that could make it taste off, regardless. *sigh*. The Mom plans to snowbird it up Blue Ridge way maybe late this year, maybe I'll have an excuse to get some Neese's then ^^