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I have an acquaintance (I’ll call her ‘M’) from merry ol’ England - one who just so happens to live in the epicenter of all things British . . . London. So, I decided to ask her about a couple of words that mean different things to me than what they seem to mean in the book.
‘Pudding’. . . to me that means nothing more than a creamy, smooth confection preferably of the chocolate variety. To Brits pudding is a lot more than just mere pudding . . . it’s everything dessert.
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She seemed a bit confused, “pudding/dessert = same?”
Me, “No.”
I went on to explain, “Cake not pudding, ice cream is not pudding . . . they are dessert but not pudding.”
More confusion.
M, “So pudding = pie based?”
Me, “No pudding is PUDDING based . . . every other dessert is just dessert.
M, “Confuuuuuuuuused!! As far as I know both (pudding/dessert) are the same here!”
There, yes. Here, no.
I tried a graphical approach.
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M, “??”
So, I tried the descriptive, “Pudding is a dessert with a creamy consistency; like mousse.”
And then to further complicate the situation I brought up that Brits put meat in pudding (Yorkshire Pudding) and that some sausages are puddings, too (Blood Pudding). And what about Steak and kidney pudding!
M, “Heh heh - I am soooooo confused!!!!”
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Me, “That's ok . . . we all agree on what tea is, right?”
Wrong.
To me tea is a simply a cup of tea. Of course, I know of the British traditional tea time where tea is served with sweet and/or savory treats (puddings?).
Me, “If you're going to tea . . . is it merely tea (like a cup-a) or can it be more than tea. Like a meal of some sort; dinner or lunch.”
M, “To be honest there isn't a hard and fast rule. Some people over here refer to tea as in having their evening meal/light supper.
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“But if it is just say a cake and a drink then the phrase would be more likely ‘come over for a cup of tea’.”
Uh, huh. Crazy Brits.
Pssst . . . I bet tea would go great with pudding.
Heh Heh - this is v funny!! I'm off for a cuppa! LMxx
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