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Spotted Dick is a steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants. The dessert is especially popular in the United Kingdom, usually served either with custard or with butter and brown sugar. Spotted refers to the currants (which resemble spots), and Dick may be a corruption of the word dough. It is also known as Spotted Dog, Plum Bolster, and Spotted Richard.

Most recipes for spotted dick include the following:

• White bread crumbs
• Self-raising flour
• Shredded suet
• Raisins or currants
• Salt
• Nutmeg
• Ginger
• Mace
• Citrus fruit peel
• Eggs
• Brandy
• sugar
• butter
• Custard

[edit] External links

• Straight Dope on the etymology of the name
• BBC article on controversy over the name
• CBC article on Tesco supermarkets considering changing the name to Spotted Richard