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spotted dick

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spotted dick
n
(Cookery) Brit a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit
[perhaps from the man's name Dick (short for Richard), or from dialect dick pudding. The dried fruit gives it a speckled appearance]
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Noun1.spotted dick - a suet pudding containing currants
suet pudding - a sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or boiled
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom


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FLINTSHIRE Council, anxious to show it's not a po-faced, PC authority, has given up attempting to rechristen the canteen's Spotted Dick as Spotted Richard.
Aunt Bessie's will re-launch Aunt Bessie's Jam Roly Poly and Aunt Bessie's Spotted Dick desserts in new microwaveable packaging making it even easier to enjoy traditional puddings any day of the week.
It is a pudding in itself or can be a smart accompaniment to a crumble, warm tart or old fashioned spotted dick.
 
 
 
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