Jam roly-poly
 Jam roly-poly | |
| Alternative names | Dead Man's Arm, Dead Man's Leg, Roly poly pudding |
|---|---|
| Type | Pudding |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Main ingredients | Suet, jam |
Jam roly-poly, shirt-sleeve pudding, dead man's arm or dead man's leg is a traditional British pudding probably first created in the early 19th century.[1][2] It is a flat-rolled suet pudding, which is spread with jam and rolled up, similar to a Swiss roll, then steamed or baked and traditionally served with custard. In days past, jam roly-poly was also known as shirt-sleeve pudding, because it was often steamed and served in an old shirt-sleeve,[3] leading to the nicknames of dead-man's arm and dead man's leg. In the past it was known as roly poly pudding.[4]
Description
[edit]The first printed recipe for a rolled suet pudding with jam, marmalade or mincemeat appeared in Eliza Acton's book Modern Cookery for Private Families in 1845.[5] William Makepeace Thackeray writing in his Notes of a journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo in 1846, stated "That lady I fancied I was looking at her, though, as far as I could see, she had the figure and complexion of a roly-poly pudding", while the word Roly-Poly appeared in James Orchard Halliwell-Phillips, A dictionary of archaic and provincial words, Volume II in 1847.[6] The same recipe featured in Mrs Beeton's cookery book, as roly-poly jam pudding.[7] It is one of a range of puddings that are now considered part of the classic desserts of the mid 20th century British school dinners. Jam roly-poly is considered a modern British classic, alongside sticky toffee pudding and spotted dick.[8] In Beatrix Potter's 1908 book The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, The Roly-Poly Pudding, the character Tom Kitten is rolled into a pudding by the invading rats.
Greedy boy with roly poly pudding, 19th century
Joke about cooking roly poly pudding in a stocking, 1934
Jam roly poly preparation, 2021
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See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Icons – Jam Roly Poly". Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2006.
- ↑ Hart, Carolyn (25 September 2014). "Cooking for Chaps by Gustav Temple and Clare Gabbett-Mulhallen". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ Debora Robertson (17 October 2015). "What it's like to be a recipe tester: Culinary secrets, celebrity chefs' foibles, and what happens if you make a mistake". The Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Roly poly (noun)". dictionary.cambridge.org. Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
a sweet dish made with thick pastry that is spread with jam, rolled up, and cooked:
- ↑ "The joys of jam roly-poly, a very British pudding". The Guardian. 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Jam Roly-Poly". British Food History. 26 November 2011.
- ↑ "Puddings: how they have changed through history". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2018
- ↑ "The joys of jam roly-poly, a very British pudding". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2018
External links
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Media related to Jam roly-poly at Wikimedia Commons
