Yorkshire Pudding: and other Brit Food

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
>
Tonks:
> I agree with someone else who said the Yorkshire Pudding is some 
> sort of bread. I expected a pudding. If I remember correctly, it 
> isn't even sweet. Why is it called 'pudding', when it isn't sweet?

Geoff:
Well, it's certainly nothing like bread....

But, when eaten in conjunction with beef and vegetables etc. it's very nice. 

Why pudding? Dunno. It's a bit like some types of pastry you use to top a 
dessert pudding.