"Lucretia Borgia" wrote in message > >
> >
> >> I am not sure if anyone pointed out that bread pudding came into its
> >> own during the war. The flour in the bread replaced the loose flour
> >> that was not available most of the time. Ingredients were very
> >> flexible, in other words what one could find, and if the mixture was
> >> not too appealing, well it would be covered in custard to make it
> >> somewhat better. I remember fairly frequently when it was mostly
> >> bread and suet with just the odd trophy currant if you were the lucky
> >> kid who got that slice
> >>
> >> I prefer the bread and butter pudding to the bread pudding simply
> >> because I had the latter ad infinitum as a kid.
> >>
> >> Sheena
> >
> >Well, I hate to give away my distinguished years, but I was eating bread
> >pudding as a small child long before the war. I think it was just an
> >economical way to use up stale bread. Although the stuff fills me with
> >nostalgia, I can't say it was my favourite - I'd rather have a good
> >gooseberry pie, myself. <G>
> >
> >Dora
> >
> I was not suggesting it was not around earlier, but that it came into
> it's own during the war for the mentioned reasons.
>
> Sheena

I wasn't disputing you at all, Sheena - just throwing in an idle comment.
I'd still like that slice of gooseberry pie, though. ;-(

Dora