Yorkshire Pudding: (was: "More-ish" ..._

[Andromeda]

> boyminn:
> > 
> > Just seeking clarification. I've never had the honor
> > of testing or tasting the delights of Yorkshire
> > Pudding, but I thought I had a sense of what it was.
> > Though, my impression doesn't seem to fit your
> > description.
> > 
> > I've been under the impression that Yorkshire
> > Pudding was bread or biscuit (in the American sense)
> > dough that was placed around a joint of meat while
> > it was roasting in the oven. As the meat roasted,
> > the bread rose and soaked up the juices of the meat
> > and made a mighty taste addition to the meal. I had
> > been looking forward to giving it a try. But now it
> > sounds, if I interpret what you said correctly, that
> > is is basically pancakes with gravy.
> > 
> > Could you explain further?
> > 
> > Steve/bboyminn
> 
> Geoff:
> May I direct you to:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_pudding
> 
> ...which will give you a much more in-depth look than I can.
> 
> My only disagreement with item is that it is rarely used as a 
> pudding/dessert/sweet course.
>


Andromeda:

  OH, Yorkshire pudding, yummmmm.  Back in the Cretaceous when I was 
an exchange student at Sheffield, we used to get one every Sunday 
with roast beef.  Since I was vegetarian at the time I would beg them 
to give me two Yorkshire puddings instead.  They're like light 
popovers, mostly hollow inside, a more eggy texture than any American 
bread product I can think of.  Definitely not a dessert. I adored 
them, but haven't managed to find anything like them since.  Sigh. 

Which immediately makes me think of my other English culinary true 
love: the chocolate Hob Nob.  Do HobNobs still exist?