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Spotted Dick is suet pudding mixed with currents and sultanas, served with custard or syrup.
Nobody has mentioned one of the best meals of all... Haggis! Best served with swede and mashed potatoes, a little whisky helps it down. I once got into awful trouble at school, I couldn't quite finish my third helping, so got 50 lines... I must not be greedy.
For those who are not familiar with these small creatures, they are native to the Highlands of Scotland, they are very timid, shy creatures.
The best way to catch them is for the hunters to work in pairs, one with a sack at the bottom of a steep slope. The other man climbs the slope and confronts the Haggis as it browses the Scot's Heather. The Highland Haggis have evolved a special, unique characteristic, the legs at one side are much longer the the legs at the other, (bit like an Australian Kangaroo but sideways) this helps them stay upright while they browse the Heather on the steep mountain sides, well if the top man confronts the little Haggis, he scares it and it tries to run the other way but, because it's short legs are now on the wrong side, it rolls down the steep hill and is caught in the sack held by the bottom man.
The Haggis is a great delicacy in this part of the world. Especially at New Year and Burns Night. My boys love it, they are always pestering me to cook one for them.
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Robert.