Comments on: Sunday Reflection-Pudding

By: Renna

Renna — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:36:04 +0000

Oops! And I really do know the word should have been “fare” not “fair”. :-p

By: Renna

Renna — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:35:22 +0000

And if you happen to fair from the southern parts of the United States, a shortened form of the word, ‘puddin’, is a term of affection.

By: T2

T2 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:22:13 +0000

I loved this. I’ve often wondered about about this very issue, but have never wondered while near a computer or equally useful source of information. Glad to know there are other people like me pondering life’s truly perplexing issues.

By: Lauréole

Lauréole — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:00:58 +0000

I find really fascinating to read about those cultural things, especially about food. What I can say about pudding for French people is that we don’t have some even if the word apprently comes from “boudin”. And believe me, a “boudin” is not only a small sausage but a blood sausage !

By: debra

debra — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:39:53 +0000

Nice to have found you. We were having dinner with my in-laws last night — my mother-in-law was an English war bride—-and we were talking about pudding. She said that when she first came to the United States she was very confused since her experience with pudding was quite different! I wrote about her here:
http://fromskilledhands.com/2007/09/29/my-mother-in-laws-hands/

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:59:51 +0000

If the Xmas pudding you had was like underdone, gloopy cake, someone served you some seriously bad Xmas pudding. What a shame!

My personal pudding catalogue separates “Pudding: Steamed” from “Pudding: From a Mix” and “Pudding: Sweet Dessert But Not Steamed or From a Mix”. Black pudding is also known - less romantically - as blood sausage, and that’s how I think of it - and why I don’t eat it!

By: Kathie

Kathie — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:33:20 +0000

“While other minds ponder great intellectual or philosophical pursuits, mine gets hung up on how a unique word like ‘pudding’ can mean so many different things.” I don’t know, after hearing your excellent points about it, I’d say you’ve hit on one of the mysteries of the universe. Definitely worth pondering.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:14:10 +0000

Heh — for awhile whenever I’d watch Nigella Lawson I’d wonder, “What is it with her and pudding?” thinking the custard kind. “No one like pudding every single night of the year…”

By: the aunties, Charlotte

the aunties, Charlotte — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:39:36 +0000

No wonder that word has left me confused at times.

I have been reading here for a while, and find your word and pictures inspiring. Therfore I want to give you an ‘You make my day award’.

By: TadMack

TadMack — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:35:00 +0000

I’ve decided that I’m probably too much of a Californian to ever be able to relate to the whole ‘pudding’ thing, so I just try and say “chocolate pudding” if I’m actually going to say it.

Oh, and the Californian bit? Mean I make mine with tofu… I know. Shudder. But it’s really good, tastes like the stuff you make on the stovetop, and I can pretend it’s good for me that way!