Yorkshire Pudding: and other Brit Food

[Steve]

---  "Andromeda" <lavaluvn at ...> wrote:
>
> 
> > 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.
> > 

> 
> 
> 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.  ... They're
> like light popovers, mostly hollow inside, a more 
> eggy texture than any American bread product I can 
> think of.  ... 
> 
> Which immediately makes me think of my other English
> culinary true love: the chocolate Hob Nob. Do HobNobs
> still exist?
>

bboyminn:

Aren't Hob Nobs an oatie biscuit (cookie in the USA)
that have chocolate drizzled across the top? I'm sure 
I've seen them in stores in the USA, and even bought
a box once.

What I would like to try are 'Jammy Dodgers', they
sound good.

Also, Jaffa Cake...is it a cake or is it a cookie;
inquiring minds want to know? I think the government
got involved and officially ruled Jaffa Cake to be
cake. I'm under the impression that they are very
popular amoung kids.

Also, 'Squash'; isn't that a soft drink made from
currants? Sounds like something I might like.

Of course, who wouldn't like to sample a tracle tart?
Still I wonder if Tracle Tarts are as common as
HP books make them seem? Could I walk into most
bakeries and find one?

Also, 'Spotted Dick' which I understand is a desert.
Though I don't think I want to try the 'dick' that
comes in a can (Heinz Canned Spotted Dick). The only
thing that bothers me, is that, unless I am mistaken,
it is made with suet (a type of hard beef fat).

Finally, the British seem to appreciate a good Ginger
Ale or Ginger Beer. Something Americans definitely 
don't do. I would especially like to try Fentiman's
Ginger Beer as well as their Shandy. Idris Fiery
Ginger Beer sound appealing too. There is a third
brand of really fiery ginger beer/ale but I can't
seem to track down the name at the moment. They
were suppose to sell it in 'Whole Foods' stores in
the USA but I've never found it there. 

Christmas Pudding might be interesting too. It's come
up in the books. I would be willing to give it a try
as long as it doesn't turn out to be an overblown
variation of Christmas 'Fruit Cake'. 

Sorry, just rambling.

Steve/bboyminn