Talk:Spotted dick

message: If someone could find a picture, it would add more than a thousand words into the article, especially for non-Brits like poor me. I must confess I read this article thrice, and I have absolutely no idea what a "Spotted Dick" would really look like. Deeply confusing. --Oop 22:49, Oct 1, 2004 (UTC)
: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2249273.stm has a photo of this delicious, if rather unhealthy, English pudding. Richard W.M. Jones 14:08, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: Coming to you from the United States, I am searching for the origin of the British culinary dish known as "Spotted Dick."  Is there anyone who knows the origin of this unique dish?  If not, is there anyone who may be able to point me in the right direction so that I may obtain this info?  There are brief  tid bits mentioning this British dessert but  that's about it.  Many thanks for any and all assistance  anyone can give.  Peace. . .
MZA
The Spotted Dick is From England. I am English. :)
Does anyone have the recipe?
I'm English and I have absolutely no idea where the term "spotted dick" comes from. It sounds like a medical complaint. I've come across a few sites that claim that "dick" is a dialect term for "pudding", but even if that's true (which I doubt), the only dessert I know that has "dick" in its name is "spotted dick". Anyway, whatever, this is one of my favourite British desserts, it's great with custard.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.25.65.120 (talk) 04:00, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can anyone tell me the origin of "Spotted Dick?" 

message: {The common spelling is: euphemism}
Is this maybe a eupimism for something else? 69.218.230.181 01:53, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Such as? PrometheusX303 01:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably a chancre, a penis sore caused by an STD. --Damian Yerrick (talk) 04:25, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I seriously doubt a dessert pudding would be named for the aftermath of a VD. The Brits are eccentric but not mad. The name is (I hope) accidental not euphemistic. For certain Bevis'n'Butthead are alive and well in America. -- Naaman Brown (talk) 12:39, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Euphimism? 

message: Should this article contain a section on how many people who aren't from England (such as people from the US, Canada, etc.) are un-used to this particular usage of the word 'dick' and how intentional misuse of the words 'spotted dick' is a childish joke that is commonly seen/heard in groups of young-ish schoolchildren? Or am I forgetting that Wikipedia is not a repository for everything? Has anyone else heard of people making fun of the name of this food? Thanks :-) Ilikefood 02:15, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add section? 

message: The most recipes part IMHO needs major work. A simple Google search reveals a number of recipes, most without many of the ingredients listed. Milk, suet, sugar, currants/raisins/sultanas, flour, salt and perhaps breadcrumbs seem fairly ubiquitious but the rest are less common Nil Einne 17:12, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Most recipes 

message: Please, it's not self-raising flour, it's self-rising.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.226.124.178 (talk) 16:41, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In the UK it is called self-raising flour. If you were to say "self-rising" then people would not understand or would immediately correct you. A simple web search would have told you that much: http://www.allinsonflour.co.uk/rootpopups/p_flours_culin_whsrf.cfm  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.20.253.176 (talk) 20:52, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, it goes either way. I don't live in the U.K., but I can't imagine anyone over there not understanding self-rising if they know the term self-raising, considering it's almost the exact same thing in terms of spelling. --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 01:03, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recipe 

message: Are a few of the nicknames fake? I'm not familiar with spotted dick, but "dick in a box" seems like vandalism to me, especially since the "dick in a box" page only mentions the Saturday Night Live sketch. 68.101.70.28 (talk) 03:20, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: VANDALISM? CITE IF POSSIBLE: There are many nicknames for a Spotted Dick including "Spotted Richard", "Dick in a box", "Dotted Lloyd", "Mixey Dick", "Dick with a dot", "Le Dick Spots", "Creamy Brown Dick", "Dick con Motas", and "Dickie Burton" as well as many others.
Dickie Burton is interesting in that it suggests the Dickie shirt-front getting spotty with dribbled pudding.  Burton is an ale or porter brand possibly used as a rising agent and both it and the spotted dick make for hearty English common but universally popular food. There were two Richard Burtons - the film actor famous for his tempestuous alcohol-soaked marriages to screen goddess Liz Taylor, and the Orientalist explorer of the Nile and scandalous translator of the Perfumed Garden and other pornography. Both seem relevant in their own way.  210.50.143.20 (talk) 10:10, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fake Nicknames 

message: There are many variations on suet puds, of which Spotted Dick (aka as Spotted Dog) is only one.  There are Boiled (or Drowned) Baby, Figgy-Dowdy or Treacle-Dowdy, and Jam Roly-Poly (or Dead Man's Leg).  And those are just the dessert puddings.  For an entree, there's Steak and Kidney Pudding, and Yorkshire Pudding, both made with suet.
Therefore, I would request that the page be retitled "Suet Puddings" and include information on suet, and on both sweet and savory puddings. 
Amaling (talk) 02:13, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Just to point out that  Yorkshire Pudding is not "made with suet" or any other kind of fat.  The only fat involved is what might be used to coat the pan it's cooked in.  Twistlethrop (talk) 00:08, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other suet puddings 

message: The cited source, "Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities", specifically covers the issue of the slang meaning - see . It's worth including this point as it addresses the question of why the term "dick" did not have an alternative meaning when it was first applied to this dish. Just to emphasize, this issue is specifically addressed by a reliable source and it's categorically false to claim that it's "unrelated". The meaning may be unrelated but the issue of the overlapping terminology is clearly very relevant and reliably covered. There is no good reason to exclude it. Prioryman (talk) 20:01, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: That source is only applying that small additional detail which isn't really part of the topic. Just because its mentioned doesn't really mean it's related. the slang is only mentioned in the book because the dish as mentioned in the source includes an array of various topics, which for certain doesn't constitute the dish. This article is supposed to be the core info that constitute the dish, the slang is not one of them. Not to mention you did a complete revamp to the article which seemed unnecessary since the last version seemed equally adequate. (N0n3up (talk) 06:49, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:    Thanks for your attention to the content. You've no obligation to back up your judgment about the in-necessity of NOn's revisions, but if you choose not to do so, i'll probably offer a second opinion, either concurring with your overall conclusion or mentioning some diffs i find worthy of consideration.--Jerzy•t 07:29, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

text:    I quite agree that it isn't pertinent to the accompanying article's topic, but even tho it's lexicographic in character, i'm going to try out a very short article (linked by a Hatnote Dab from this one) that puts it into perspective. I find it plausible there's info beyond mere lexicography, and there may also be a list article of similar expressions (e.g. similar in being a double entendre like schlang or shmuck that -- since not everyone can apply personal knowledge --  can be useful in providing perspective not available from all dicts).--Jerzy•t 07:29, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Spotted dick and slang

message: No big deal but I thought I should mention that. Maybe that is where the dish got its name. Cannot verify though. Not sure if this belongs in the article but I thought I would point this out.
Sunshine Warrior04 (talk) 01:10, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Also a name for a Dalmatian 

message: Why the reference to the Dutch word “deeg”?  Its pronunciation isn’t even close to “dick”, except for the first letter.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.63.196.123 (talk) 20:43, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deeg 

message: What does "marly" in "very marly species of plum-pudding" mean? Or is it supposed to be "manly"?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chuck Baggett (talk • contribs) 08:46, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marly? 

message: I'm wandering because it is linked to in "See also" of Figgy duff (pudding).
Ping welcome, Steue (talk) 12:07, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is it a [[Talk:Bag pudding|bag pudding]]? 

message: See: Talk:Bag pudding #We "need" an article on "bag puddings"
Ping welcome, Steue (talk) 12:09, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: No, puddings in general started out as bag puddings, so it might as well be discussed in the pudding article. --Macrakis (talk) 00:37, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  We "need" an article on "bag puddings"