Puddings and biscuits

[marion11111]

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> montims:
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> As I understand it, a pudding in America is gooey and fluffy, like
> blancmange, or Instant whip, in various flavours, sometimes with a pastry
> base.  Would that be correct, more or less?
> 

marion11111:
I was going to say it's like a custard, but I don't think there are any eggs in it.  Milk, 
cornstarch, flavoring.  I'm not sure what else.  No one makes it from scratch anymore.  In 
fact, I'm not sure you can even buy the mixes that you cook on the stove anymore.  It's all 
instant.

It comes in chocolate, banana, butterscotch (YUM!), and vanilla.  I think I've seen lemon, 
but I've never seen anything pink.  Anyone know of strawberrry pudding?

A favorite childhood treat was cooked chocolate pudding (from a mix, but cooked anyway) 
served warm with cold milk poured over it.  

Back to biscuits.  There are the light and fluffy KFC style biscuits and then there are the 
coarser breakfast biscuits.  The kind you would pour gravy over and that are used in the 
McDonald's breakfast sandwiches.