Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Hank Rogers Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: why-yorkshire-pudding-served-with-sunday-roast/ Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:25:57 -0600 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 04:26:07 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="4200adb883a1aabe69a819546125ea6a"; logging-data="1098153"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18AQYgb5JqfSoyPByBvSQ48qVV8l1CPP4E=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/91.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.19 Cancel-Lock: sha1:Uxs9zVRgWA1ckyAY5LvDdfdCxZ0= In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3017 Carol wrote: > Dave Smith wrote: > >> On 2024-12-21 7:37 p.m., Ed P wrote: >>> >>> The exact origin of Yorkshire puddings is a bit murky — well, aside >>> from the fact that they were initially popularized in Yorkshire, >>> England. But the first recorded recipe of the dish dates back to >>> the 1700s. Today, the light and airy puddings are a staple in many >>> Christmas dinners, but according to British baking lore, Yorkshire >>> puddings were traditionally served as an appetizer. Hosts liked to >>> serve Yorkshire puddings before the meal because the savory, >>> breaded dish would fill up their guests' stomachs, which meant >>> everyone would end up eating less of the more expensive, >>> meat-based main meal. With all the pressures that come along with >>> modern-day hosting responsibilities, 18th-century Brits were onto >>> something: Hosting hacks. >> >> My paternal grandmother was raised within Yorkshire. She often served >> roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Dinner in her humble >> home was not conducted as a multi course extravaganza. It was the >> main course followed by dessert, and the Yorkshire pudding was part >> of that main course. >> >> As for filling people up with cheap Yorkshire pudding, my father's >> family were not big meat eaters. My wife's family OTOH were major >> carnivores. I was amazed how much meat they ate. My mother would >> make a turkey and feed 12 -15 people and we would still have leftover >> turkey for several days. My MiL would cook a turkey for dinner for 10 >> and they would be picking the carcass clean. >> >> >> >> >>> Read More: >>> > https://www.tastingtable.com/1725067/why-yorkshire-pudding-served-with-sunday-roast/ > > LOL, whereas I can feed 3 on 1 cornish hen! > That's why you weigh 90 pounds.