Spotted Dick

"Spotted Dick" or "Spotted Dog. A curious name for a dish!

And here you are, ready to cook. Or perhaps, ready to explain a group of students "Food and Drink Vocabulary", or the difference between "countable and uncountable nouns" or "how to measure uncountable nouns", ... Or ready to prepare a cultural day.

In any case, you can read recipes or write your favourite dish recipe. Or better, your students can talk about one recipe they like or even prepare if you have got time and a suitable place.

If you try with a British recipe, this may surprising because of the name. What is a "Spotted Dick" or a "Spotted Dog" as it is also called?






Ingredients:

285g (10oz) Self-Raising Flour 150g (5oz) Shredded Suet 150ml (¼ pint) Milk 110-160g (4-6oz) Currants or Raisins 85g (3oz) Castor Sugar 1 Lemon, zest only, finely grated Pinch Salt


How to cook it:


Mix all of the dry ingredients, including the grated lemon zest, together thoroughly Add enough milk to produce a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface. Roll out the mixture to produce a roll approximately 15cm (6 in) long and 5cm (2 in) in diameter. Prepare either a tea towel lightly dusted with flour, or sheet of kitchen foil or a double thickness of greaseproof paper, brushed with melted butter. Wrap loosely but securely, leaving enough space for it to rise. Tie or seal the ends. Place in the steamer and cover tightly. Steam for 1½ to 2 hours. Serve cut into thck slices with hot custard. Other possibilities are cream, hot chocolate, ... but try your own one.

Ir a: http://www.grouprecipes.com/20861/spotted-dick-recipe.html


Ir a: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-spotted-dick


Ir a: http://www.shamrockfoods.ie/Recipes/Spotted-Dick-48.aspx



If you need more details to get a proper "Spotted Dick", follow the instructions shown in this marvellous video, including basic printed vocabulary.


Ir a:http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-spotted-dick

To help student with their own recipes, the following links may be useful.


Ir a: http://wazniak.mimuw.edu.pl/index.php?title=Lesson_3_-_Vocabulary_-_FOOD_AND_DRINK_-_Page1 with easy multiple choice activities


Ir a: http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/drinks.html for basic vocabulary and listening to learn how to pronounce


Ir a: http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/food-drink.htm for more especialized vocabulary.



And if you are more interested in the curious name, Spotted Dick", you can read interesting websites and surveys with different possibilities. All the same, when dealing with recipes, flavours are more important than background information or ethimology, aren't they?