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Subject: Re: why-yorkshire-pudding-served-with-sunday-roast/
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:25:57 -0600
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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.