(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . New Day Cafe: Weirdly Named English Foods [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-09-15 We’ve all heard of them, these oddly named British dishes. Today I bring you three savories and three desserts puddings, along with some clues as to the derivations of their names. x Snack Shack Fact™️ The titular sausage in the iconic “bangers and mash” dish dates back to World War I. Food shortages necessitated the use of fillers in meat. Water added to the meat would often cause the sausages to explode when cooked.#snackshack #ttrpgfamily #rpg #ttrpg pic.twitter.com/qNzUzKDJib — Nastygram (@NastygramRPG) August 26, 2023 Dinner Let’s start with some savories... Toad in the Hole You know that something with a name like this is going to be good and this truly is! The traditional recipe itself is very simple but the method for making it is not, so I developed this "cold oven cheater method" which is much safer and easier. The end result is an amazing flavor and texture combination of juicy sausages, crispy, puffed, and tender Yorkshire pudding, and delicious onion gravy. www.allrecipes.com/... Recipe is at the link above. [10:36] Bubble and Squeak Bubble and squeak is an odd name for a delicious dish but it's British and we're a bit weird aren't we? This dish dates back to the 18th Century in Great Britain and originally it utilised left over roast beef with cabbage, fried up with lard until all lovely and crispy.Nowadays bubble and squeak is usually prepared with potatoes, cabbage and basically whatever other left over veggies you have from yesterdays roast. The switch to potato for bubble and squeak happened because of rationing in WW2 where beef was a luxury we couldn't afford. The bubble is the sound the bubbling lard in the frying pan and the squeak is because cabbages are squeaky. From the YouTube description Recipe is in the YouTube description. [7:40] x HW Fincham. A bookshop in Bloomsbury, London. 1920s pic.twitter.com/BQCnxgFwRB — Zenon (@kaot50) February 19, 2023 Bangers & Mash Bangers are sausages that are typically made with pork, herbs and spices. They are often served with mashed potatoes and onion gravy. The term "bangers" is thought to have originated during World War I, when meat shortages led to sausages being made with fillers such as water. These sausages were prone to bursting open when cooked, hence the name "bangers." goodwoods.com/... Recipe is in the YouTube description. [5:56] * 🐸 🐸 🐸 Dessert Pudding In Britain, “pudding” often simply means “dessert.” Your pudding might actually be a cake. But our first entry is, in fact, a kind of steamed pudding. Spotted dick is a traditional British sponge pudding made from a suet (mutton fat) pastry which is then sprinkled with a variety of dried fruits such as raisins or currants. www.tasteatlas.com/... Spotted Dick I tend to agree with the explanation offered by The Straight Dope. They suggest that “dick” derives from “pudding” which was also often called “puddink” and later “puddick”. www.tasteatlas.com/... This video is old enough that the I got “Page Not Found” when I tried to follow the link to the recipe. But the recipe at the link above looks good. [6:47] x Forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago. Seen in Bloomsbury, London. pic.twitter.com/iuLB2KBQgO — Alun Roderick (@m2ahr) August 27, 2023 Eton Mess Dating back to the 19th century, Eton mess is a landmark British dessert consisting of whipped cream, crumbled meringue and strawberries or other fruits. The dish is traditionally linked with Eton College, the venerable and wealthy boys-only boarding school near Windsor, England, though it had become more widespread by the turn of the 20th century. www.historyhit.com/... Recipe is in the YouTube description. [10:34] Frogspawn Pudding In British and Irish English, the noun frogspawn is a jocular appellation for tapioca pudding (also for sago pudding). This appellation, which originated in schoolchildren’s slang, refers to the fact that both tapioca pudding and sago pudding very much resemble frogspawn—i.e., a soft substance like jelly which contains the eggs of a frog. wordhistories.net/... Recipe is in the YouTube description. [2:12] * 🐸 🐸 🐸 So c’mon in the café and grab a cuppa... x Coffee & Yellow 💛💛☕☕ pic.twitter.com/r84FpL3upK — ❤ Photos 💋 Nathalie ❤ (@Paysages_lands) September 3, 2023 ...and a nice nosh... x bear 🐻 pastries 🥮 pic.twitter.com/7LCMuqBcZO — Neko 🐱🍞 VTUBER DEBUT 9/23 or 24 (@NekoPanVT) September 2, 2023 ...and join us! New Day Café is an open thread. What do you want to talk about today? [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/15/2170310/-New-Day-Cafe-Weirdly-Named-English-Foods Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/