Puddings??

Question

why is spotted D!ck called this??

anyone know why?

Answer 1

I've never even heard of it.

Answer 2

i think its cause the currents midnight

Answer 3

Spotted d**k, ever a favorite pudding through the years, has as much a spotted history as complexion. As for the name, it's a case of the chicken and the egg. Known to have been served in Britain for over 200 years, this sweet cakey, currenty treat was a favorite of Captin Jack Aubrey, hero of the Patrick O'Brien novels. Legends trace it back to England, and even Ireland (where it is called Sweet Cake, Curnie Cake or Railway Cake). As old as Christmas Pudding, itself, one has to wonder, where did the name come from?

Is it, as someone has suggested, a derivation of Spotted Pudding? That theory holds that "Pudding" was shortened to "Puddink", from there to "Puddick" and then just "d**k." Other histories call it Spotted Dog, and while this may be editing on behalf of good taste, it makes sense. The Dalmation Club of America states that:

A very good evening to you Midnight-Angel hope you are enjoying the weekend xoxo

Answer 4

because the sponge is resembling the skin and the currants resembling the spots on your face hence the word spotted d**k and it was first made by a guy years ago called d**k ? in the early 17th century.

Answer 5

i think its because its got currants in it.i dont know the full reason.lol

Answer 6

Spotted d**k goes back a hundred years, prob´named after someone!

Answer 7

because it has currants in it

Answer 8

d**k = dough, spots = currants, once got into trouble for writing acned #enis on the menu board

Answer 9

Someone once told me it is because it looks like a Dalmatian. I don't know if it is true, but it sounds good. It is possibly conjugated originally from sticky pudding to dicky pudding to dicky to d**k and finally spotted d**k as in pudding with raisins.