Never heard of it? Well, actually this is an English food, but the roundabout
connection with Confederate cooking is that the Confederacy’s best commerce
raiding warships, like ‘Alabama’ and ‘Shenandoah’ were made in England. The
workers who built these ships probably enjoyed this interesting sweet pudding.
My Spotted Dick recipe comes from about six different
sources. Everyone was telling me different ways to make it and so I took
bits I liked from each to make this unique (I think) recipe. Traditionally
Spotted Dick is served with custard, which you can either buy ready made or mix
up yourself.
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What you need A linen towel Some string 2 cups of self-raising flour 1 cup of suet (must be skinned) 1 cup of raisins 1/2 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of lard 1 cup of water |
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What you do
Mix together the flour, sugar, suet and raisins. When these
ingredients are well mixed rub in the lard. Gradually add the water and
mix into a dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured table and roll into a
large sausage shape (about 3 inches diameter). Unless you have some very large
saucepans (15 inch plus in diameter) you will have to cut the dough sausage in
two and cook each part separately. Lightly cover your linen towel with
flour, wrap it around the dough and tie both ends with string. Boil in a
saucepan of water for two hours.