Reply With QuoteSumptuous.
boiled Christmas Pudding
So a friend of mine here is slightly obsessed with Victorian England, and she has invited me to a "Dickens Christmas Dinner" she's having next weekend. She crowed in her invite that she was going to make an as-authentic-as-possible boiled Christmas Pudding.
Who has had this, and should I expect to be clandestinely spitting it out into my napkin? The wikipedia entry doesn't look promising. Suet?
I feel rather blindsided by this, as she asked me if I was free for dinner BEFORE mentioning her little theme.
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Sumptuous.
boiled Christmas Pudding
They are great, it is not Christmas without the traditional pudding, sorry you have never had a real Christmas, enjoy it
Too late do I realize my mistake of asking British people about matters of culinary taste...
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Both of those guys are Australians, Boris.
I can't help you. I've never been offered or ate "Boiled Christmas Pudding". Don't the British make it out of cow's blood or something? It might not taste bad, though.
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I wasn't referring to them specifically. It was just a general musing.
But then again, they do still worship the queen.
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Oh wait I have had it before. Once I googled it I realized I did when I was younger. I don't recall what I thought of it though. I think I didn't really like it but it wasn't some horrid abomination.
It was called Plum Pudding. Have you had it, Boris?
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"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
I've had this a lot, and it's not bad at all.
It's great on a cold winter's day.
It's interesting how Americans have shed away so many British cultural artifacts but the Canadians and Australians hold onto them.
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"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
You just noticed that?
How the **** is this interesting?Originally Posted by Al B. Sure!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations
I would think that the OP inquiry is sufficient answer to this question. Are you retarded, for reals?
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You'll see.
Ive had xmas pud a few times and its not the end of the world. Ive put many worse things in my mouth before
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Not a big fan myself...especially if you break your teeth on a coin
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
I find it rather disturbing just how ignorant you Americans are of other cultures. I was talking to an Irish colleague of mine who said he went into the office in the US, and when asked how is weekend was, he replied "Had some good food, a few drinks and some good craic". The people in the office thought he was a druggle
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
Christmas pudding is amazing. Incredibly rich and dense, sweet and fruity. Like a dense but moist fruitcake. Flaming it with brandy is vital (I also like to pour some brandy and cream on it to make a kind of sauce and keep it boozy).
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What the **** is craic?I find it rather disturbing just how ignorant you Americans are of other cultures. I was talking to an Irish colleague of mine who said he went into the office in the US, and when asked how is weekend was, he replied "Had some good food, a few drinks and some good craic". The people in the office thought he was a druggle
You could've picked far better examples. I've a feeling you wouldn't know a ton of America-specific slang either, Craic is far from a worldly term other cultures have been exposed to.
I don't think Americans do fruitcake either.
Not if we can help it. When my family gets together for Xmas, we always have roast beef and Yorkshire pudding for dinner. But this pudding seems to be rather different from the Yorkshire kind (which is awesome).
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Seriously.
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Bollocks, considering over half of North America claims to be Irish, they should know what craic means...
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
I can assure you no one EVER uses that word here. Nor likely outside of the UK. And let's face it, no one pays attention to the UK.
According to wiki, it's a relatively recent term that was probably popularized well after all the smarter Irishmen left Ireland for North America.
Not true, I like iron rations!I don't think Americans do fruitcake either.
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This. Never heard of it, yet my local pub is an Irish bar, owed by born in Ireland people, with one of the managers also being born and living in Ireland.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
It's about as common in Australia as the UK - that is I've only ever heard born and bred Irishmen use it, and they all seem to use it.
PS I think I know more Irish people than Imran.
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They tell you that for commercial reasons. I bet they're not Irish at all.
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
Oh they most certainly are.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
See this is the thing, the Americans aren't just ignorant, they revel in it. I'm quite disappointed at you Asher for being part of this...
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith
I expect you, then, to know all Southern US phrases or else I may refer to you as ignorant as well.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
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