Puddings

[Amanda Geist]

General question somewhat related to the current food thread.

 

I'm a native Texan, still living here, but I much prefer the Stephen Fry
audio CDs to the Jim Dale. Stephen Fry read the British versions, obviously.
So, I'm re-listening, and on this second time around I'm noticing many
mentions of "puddings" in what seems to be a generic sense, not specifically
referring to puddings themselves. It almost sounds like "pudding" is being
used as a general term for "dessert," because after the text mentions
they're having "puddings," some of the specific dishes that are mentioned
don't seem to be puddings under either Brit or American usage-like pies and
tarts and such. So, can anyone tell me if "puddings" is used in that generic
sense, meaning "desserts"?

 

Thanks,

 

~Amanda



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