Engineering:Pudding cloth
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A pudding cloth is a culinary utensil similar to a cheesecloth or muslin. It is a reusable alternative to cooking in skins made of animal intestines and became popular in England in the seventeenth century for boiling a wide range of puddings.[1]
Typical uses
Sweet
Prior to the 19th century, the English Christmas pudding was boiled in a pudding cloth.[2] Clootie pudding, a traditional Scottish dessert, is boiled in a pudding cloth.[3] The traditional way to cook jam roly poly is using a pudding cloth.[4]
Savoury
Pease pudding was first made possible at the beginning of the 17th century with the advent of the pudding cloth.[5]
References
- ↑ "English Puddings". http://www.historicfood.com/English%20Puddings.htm. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ Broomfield, Andrea (2007). Food and cooking in Victorian England: a history. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 149–150. ISBN 9780275987084. https://books.google.com/books?id=fJ_JDp9OgJEC&dq=christmas+pudding+england&pg=PA149.
- ↑ Nairn, Nick. "Clootie pudding". https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/clootiepudding_9528. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "Jam Roly Poly Pudding". http://www.askmumnow.com/in-the-kitchen/recipes/dessert/jam-roly-poly-pudding/. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ Olver, Lynne. "Pease". The Food Timeline. http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpuddings.html#pease. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
External links
- The ORIGINAL Christmas Dessert, includes an explanation and example usage of pudding cloth
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