OK, I bought a can of it today... it was in no way a pudding. It was basically a dry date bread. I was very bummed out. It had no sauce/topping at all.

PLUS, it was very embarrassing to buy. This is Kansas, y'know. The cashier held it up and said, "What on earth is this??? Look (to those around her), have you ever seen this before? What aisle is it in?"

Did you explain how it is that you were away from friends in Minnesota and thus very lonely.

Told you the tinned stuff was rubbish. All you bought was the basic Pudding. That will be dry- so hence the great British tradition of Custard on everything.

I take it you are a bit of a chef so try the recipe I attached. It still has to have Custard on it to do it justice-and despite my earlier knocking of it---It is a great Carbo hydrate desert with a great taste for those of us in training for a century. In fact two servings of this on the morning of a ride and we will be doing double centuries. That is if we can get it away from the bottom of the stomach.(One very heavy pudding that sticks)

I am in NO WAY a chef! I am not even someone who can claim to cook.

OK, so I also got a few more items while I was feeling adventurous.

Treacle Pudding: This appears to be spotted dick without the spots and some gooey stuff on top. Still tastes like dry date bread.

Marmite: Oh My god!!! It tastes like toe scum after the toe has been in a tennis shoe for a week and then used to clean an aquarium. It tastes like anchovies mated with moldy bread. It tastes like belly button wax soaked in brine salt and then stuffed in a mouse hole.

And you know what else? I don't really understand the whole point of scones.

Cranberry & orange scones are delicious!

Sacrilidge---Tinned Bl**dy puddings!!!!! Now treacle pudding is one that is my favourite. That gooey stuff is marvelous. Still need custard with it though.

Cat weazle will probably go on about an Australian copy of Marmite called vegemite. Similar product but slightly different.

The problem with marmite is that you either love it- or hate it. I hate it but it does have its use. Only one in my book but on the century rides- there is nothing better than a Marmite sandwich or 6 on the ride. It is derived from salt and a marmite sandwich will replenish all the essential salts you have lost during the ride. It also has an ulterior use in that it will refresh the palate after all those energy drinks you have been drinking on the ride. Mainly because the only thing you can taste after you have eaten it is Marmite but it does work and has been proved to be one of the best energy foods available that is 100% natural and effective.

And a Marmite cycling jersey is availbe too

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I nuked the treacle stuff, and it got very moist and nice. Still didn't taste like much, but the dogs liked it. You're supposed to heat the spotted dick, too, so I'll at least do that before I pick the raisins out of it and give it to the dogs.

The thing about scones is that they look very* good. And then you put them in your mouth and you think, "I need a big glass of water, because this just sucked every water molecule out of my face."

Just don't come to England-You will starve.

Sussex Cream tea's- Scones with strawberry Jam and Clotted Cream. Almost as good as PIE.

So you got some dick with gooey stuff on top...

This is what I tried to tell Catweazle about Vegemite recently. Marmite - Vegemite -- both come from the same circle of Hell. However, Catweazle's reaction taught me to stop criticizing any of the various bizarre foods favored by any Her Majesty's subjects (where is he, anyway?). BTW, when we lived in England, my kids could never get over the nasty mess that the Brits call "pickles."

Kansas, of course, is the home of "normal" food -- most of which is either (a) fried or (b) found floating in Jello. If they could figure out how to deep fat fry Jello, the world would be a perfect place.

I actually had my hands on the jar of clotted cream today, too, but I just couldn't bring myself to try it. Clotted Cream sounds like congealed milk?

What are British Pickles like????

I haven't found any good food in KS. Not a single good restaurant, nor anything exciting at the grocery store deli. It's all edible, but there's no spice in anything. They did put a sushi bar in Dillon's, though, and it's OK. The squid salad is actually pretty good.

I do miss all the ethnic restaurants in Minneapolis. Although so far, the only "British Food" I really really like is fish and chips.

And here's my biggest beef with Kansas food!!! They have Corn Dogs instead of Pronto Pups.

A friend once worked in a bar in St Louis called the Greasy Dick. St Louis never caused me to have a need for a drink as long as the AC was running. / We have a can of the stuff we bought from a local English store. / Have not tasted it yet.Its in Waiting for a certain guest before we open it. / Our question, is it worth the trouble. never tasted it yet.

A question about English food. We just got back from England. / On the BBC was a hueg conversation about how scones are prepared. Is the clotted cream atop or below the preserves. / It seemed to be a huge controversy . Is it?

Well, strap on the feedbag, little lady....
https://www.kansastravel.org/kansasrestaurants.htm

I highly recommend two of these listings: the Cozy Inn (Salina) and Brookville Hotel (Abilene). Dutch Kitchen in Hutchinson good if you like traditional breakfasts. Arthur Bryant's in Kansas City, of course, has the world's best barbecue.

But I'm not sure if you would consider hamburgers, fried chicken and barbecue to be "good."

And Wichita has a lot of great little Mexican restaurants but I don't remember any of their names....

Viagra and spotted dick - next thread will be the red headed wood pecker thread.

GREAT!!!!! This will be a great resource!

I've expanded my stomping grounds down here, but still haven't gone more than 1.5 hours from Conway. So I have to admit, I have not given Kansas a fair shake food-wise. I'd love* to find a good Mexican place in Wichita--- I've pretty much only seen chain restaurants there so far.

Funny stuff, Solveg! I biked through Kansas in 1990 and the two restaurants that I remember are the Furr's Cafeteria in Hutchinson, and Maria's Mexican Kitchen in Chanute.

Packing wheel bearings?

You're lucky the cashier didn't get on the P.A. system and announce loudly to the entire store, "I need a price check, please, on a can of Spotted Dick. Spotted Dick on cash register three!"

Y'know what one of my favorite things is about Kansas? ...and it's such a silly thing to like...

The men call you Darlin' and the women call you Honey. I know it's just like Ma'am is up north, but it's so much nicer. The day goes so much sweeter with people calling you Darlin' and Honey all the time.

Solveg,

Did you read the link I posted about Kansas in our thread on Hardeeville?

LOL! I just did! A friend sent me that link when it first showed up. It's very funny, and kinda true!

Another very yummy food with a rather gross sounding name. I LOVE clotted cream. And the Italian's version, marscapone. I love scones, but not all "scones" sold in the US are really scones. They are best right out of the oven. With jam and clotted cream. And Earl Grey tea.

We need food smilies. A happy smilie with pie! (or scones)