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«Spotted dick is a traditional British steamed pudding, historically made with suet and dried fruit (usually currants or raisins) and often served with custard. […]
Spotted is a reference to the dried fruit in the pudding (which resembles spots). The word dick refers to pudding. In late 19th century Huddersfield, for instance, a glossary of local terms stated: "Dick, plain pudding. If with treacle sauce, treacle dick." This sense of dick may be related to the word dough. In the variant name spotted dog, dog is a variant form of dough.»
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TIL why the British dessert "Spotted Dick" is called that. The spotted part is obvious since it is riddled with currants, but "dick"?
Well apparently "dick" is a 19th century contraction of "pudding" which is still a British alternative term for dessert.
See: https://www.foodrepublic.com/1405606/what-is-spotted-dick-origin/
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Today’s #BritishFood I crave here in the US: #SpottedDick. This is a traditional British steamed pudding with suet and dried fruits (like raisins and currants) and topped with custard. Thanks to @sybil for my prezzie.