Politically Correct Puddings

ODD!!!

I don’t really have much time for political correctness at the best of times, but when I learned that they were renaming Spotted Dick to Spotted Richard, I almost fell off my chair laughing. What is going to be next?

Dick Turpin becomes Richard Turpin
Moby Dick becomes Moby Richard
What is going to happen to Fanny by Gaslight?
Football will become Footsphere

It has gone a bit insane. Perhaps there is something more sinister going on, as we are having our vocabularies dumbed down and reduced. Most individuals think in words and if you have less of them, then there is less you can think.

Spotted Dick Recipe- (For the rebellious!)

285g (10oz) Self-Raising Flour
150g (5oz) Shredded Suet
150ml (¼ pint) Milk
110-160g (4-6oz) Currants or Raisins
85g (3oz) Castor Sugar
1 Lemon, zest only, finely grated
Pinch Salt

Mix all of the dry ingredients, including the grated lemon zest, together thoroughly
Add enough milk to produce a soft dough.
Turn out onto a floured surface.
Roll out the mixture to produce a roll approximately 15cm (6 in) long and 5cm (2 in) in diameter.
Prepare either a tea towel lightly dusted with flour, or sheet of kitchen foil or a double thickness of greaseproof paper, brushed with melted butter.
Wrap loosely but securely, leaving enough space for it to rise.
Tie or seal the ends.
Place in the steamer and cover tightly.
Steam for 1½ to 2 hours.
Serve cut into thck slices with hot custard.