Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote:
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> On Tue, 18 May 2004 16:52:10 -0600, Arri London >
> wrote:
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> >
> >
> >Charles Gifford wrote:
> >>
> >> "Arri London" > wrote in message
> >> ...
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> >> > >
> >> > > What!?... no plum duff or spotted dick? What has the fleet come to?
> >> > >
> >> > > nb
> >> >
> >> > Those aren't cold dishes.
> >>
> >> If they are cooked they can, and often are, served cold.
> >>
> >> Charlie
> >
> >Interesting. All those years of school dinners and pseudo-school dinners
> >and no one I know has been served either of those two dishes cold. Of
> >course every thing that has been cooked can be served cold. But that
> >doesn't mean they taste good that way.
> >Neither plum duff nor spotted dick are worth eating cold. Both, when
> >well made, are very nice hot.
>
> I don't think either was served to officers, never mind admirals.

Probably not. Can't imagine either champagne or foie gras being on the
menu in the RN these days, with budget cuts.

> Also, is "well made" not ipso facto unauthentic? [ducking and running]
>
> Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a


LOL! Ah you must never have eaten either one then. One of the glories of
cold-weather eating is the freshly-steamed pudding! However, one of the
reasons they normally aren't deliberately eaten cold (at least by sane
people) is that they do turn leaden and stodgy when cooled.