tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post1190182547788039574..comments2024-02-20T17:22:43.089-06:00Comments on The Literary Assassin: chocolate custard puddingHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-82905571512019320572012-09-06T08:52:57.508-05:002012-09-06T08:52:57.508-05:00I know, right? And then there's the whole subd...I know, right? And then there's the whole subdivision of steamed puddings--like Christmas plum pudding--which most Americans have never tried and would look at with suspicion...<br /><br />The Victorians of course used to mold everything, and come up with these weird/interesting semi-solid foods in combinations of sweet and meaty. Ironically, all that suet and gelatin was a lot healthier thanHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-45684015350399491092012-09-06T03:34:04.186-05:002012-09-06T03:34:04.186-05:00And this is one of those weird divergences between...And this is one of those weird divergences between the UK and the US - we would never eat custard on its own as a dessert or pudding, but as a sauce on a pudding! Except creme brulee, or creme caramel.Freyalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911845535682123517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-80315796064881096692012-09-05T12:07:39.166-05:002012-09-05T12:07:39.166-05:00Dammit... I may have to go to the store to get hal...Dammit... I may have to go to the store to get half-and-half.Shirley, surelynoreply@blogger.com