Looks more like beef brisket that got cold and all the fat firmed over.

Mmmm-mmmm, makes it even more appetising having that in my head :lol:

There are three possible explanations for the 'dick' part of spotted dick. One is that it is a shortened form of pudding (essentially the last syllable, softened from ding to dich/k), another is that 'dick' is a corruption of dough (like duff) and another is that it comes from the german word for thick.

You might find this amusing, from The Straight Dope:


Mmmmm....dick cheese.

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Lesson to be learned here. Don't make apple cake unless the word "Jewish" is in front of the words "Apple" and "Cake."

Do you want to post the recipe and see if others end up with the same? The recipe could just be bad, and your cooking is perfectly fine.

I peeled the top off and blitzed the dry part. It's now a crumble topping and we will eat it tonight. The recipe is fine, as long as you don't expect the cakey part to have a cake mix texture. The bad is in the description. It's a DOUGH and should be treated as such.

Mum also says, she has never used 6 apples for anything except maybe a crumble, so a 6 apple filling for a CAKE is already an issue. Given that she raised us on home cooking, I accept her opinion.

If you are still interested I am more than happy to post the recipe. It'll be in English measurements though. If you make it better than me following the given instructions I will wilt slightly, but will accept the education.

Made Leek & Potato soup this afternoon.
Well, I had some leeks I needed to get rid of.
Seem to have made rather a lot though...

I put some Ass Kickin' Hot mustard in it. Good because it tastes GREAT. Bad because it means Mum won't help me with it.

I wonder if there are any homless shelters in need of a hot soup in the coming cold spell?!

Lunch today: red beans and rice with smoked sausage. Nom nom nom

Can you put it in single portion quantities in the freezer? That's what I'd do!

Trouble is, what to put it in.
I don't have enough tupperware, and defrosting from bags always seems to get messy.

I guess I try the bags again and just be more careful this time :)

Freeze it in muffin cups, the take them out frozen and place in bags... then when you want some, take one or two out, put in a bowl and defrost that way.

As Jaydaan says, or use the tupperware and then decant into bags ...

Not that is a great idea!
I don't know what a muffin cup is, but we have plenty of mugs I could half-fill. Only question is - can I be sure they will come out once they're frozen? Should I grease them first (slightly wary of this as it is an ultra low-fat soup).

Actually I seem to remember doing this before, in a bowl, then having to leave the bowl in the freezer for the next week...

I'm not very capable I'm afraid!

You could probably substitute individual yorkshire pudding trays for muffin cups.
How about empty yoghurt pots, margerine tubs, plastic beakers, small flower pots (!) all lined with plastic bags, then pour the soup into those - freeze and voila! Greasing them is probably a good idea all the same ...
(I expect you've eaten all the soup by now!)

If they do freeze solid to the bottom of the cup/tin, just plonk the bottom of the tin into HOT water for 10 seconds. It will thaw enough to remove the soup-sicle, and the melted soup should re-freeze to the 'sicle without any trouble. Then chuck them all into a freezer bag.

I didn't cook last night! I ordered a pizza delivery. I am not a huge pizza fan, but I now realise thats because most ofthe pizza round here is shit. I don't like the Pizza King, I don't like Balti House and Pizza Palace pizzas...and I despise frozen pizzas.

So anyway, a flyer from Dominoes hit my mat the other day and I thought oh fuck it....go on then...so twice in the last 3 days I ordered pizza. Being able to pay by card over the phone is dangerous!

So yesterday for tea, J and I shared: a 7" bacon and double cheese, a 9 1/2" Hot and Spicy, a combo box with chicken kickers, potato wedges and three different dips and a portion of two frosted waffles with dips.

Lovely. Mmm. Nicest waffles for ages.