I remember when I was growing up my hardworking Mum, in addition to making us all dinner every night, also made us a pudding. Sometimes it was quite simple (Instant Whip - a treat sadly no longer with us), sometimes it was a bit more complicated (yummy treacle tart) but it was always delicious (my favourite was chocolate sponge pudding with chocolate sauce).
I don't make separate puddings (or perhaps I should call it dessert ). Ram and I tend to sneak some kind of chocolately treat once the children are in bed, although the children are allowed ice-cream if they have finished all their dinner (this is not a regular occurance!).
Now that Harry has started at a new pre-school, the word "pudding" has entered his vocabulary. Some of the children make a dessert for all the children to have after their tea, and they must refer to this as their pudding. Harry hasn't picked up on any sweet and/or unhealthy connotations of the word yet - he uses it to talk about anything that comes after the first thing that he has eaten, whether that is a piece of cheese, fruit or ice-cream.
It got me thinking though. Do you make a separate dessert for the evening meal, or are you like me and find it enough of a challenge to put one course on the table at a time?
I had forgotten about making puddings! I don't think I had that large a selection though. Do you remember 'panic pudding' for when I couldn't think of anything else? It was melt and bring to boil cocoa, syrup and butter, throw in some Rice Krispies and use the mix to line a tin or half fill dessert glasses, then top with Instant Whip. Mum xx
ReplyDeleteI loved panic pudding!
DeleteI have been known to make Panic Pudding. Yum. Usually here the girls have a yogurt after their dinner, Laura sometimes has some ice cream instead. And Mark and I might have a treat in the evening after they are in bed. I only usually make a dessert sometimes when we have company or if it's a special occasion.
ReplyDeleteI do make cakes I suppose, but I tend to just eat them as and when rather than call them dessert!
DeleteI occasionally make a crumble, or cake but often have ice cream, yoghurt or bought things...we tend to have these more than Alex though.
ReplyDeleteThe children are starting to catch on now that we eat extras when they aren't about! I'd like to try a crumble, I just have no idea how to make these things!
DeleteMy Mum used to make at least two puddings every day. One of them was always rice pudding and as we had it every day we called it - 365!
ReplyDeleteWow, two puddings! I used to love my Mum's rice pudding, especially with hundreds and thousands mixed in!
DeleteWe couldn't cope with trying to knock up a dessert as well!
ReplyDeleteWe tend to go with cakes which we've made earlier in the week, a yoghurt, strawberries or a banana, or a mini milk.
If Seren's been really good she might be allowed a freddo as a treat once the boys are tucked up.
To be honest they all dislike rice pudding and custard so until they get a taste- well, we'll cross that bridge!!
I couldn't manage to make a decent dessert every day either! And I don't think that mine would be too keen on rice pudding or custard.
DeleteI don't do pudding,mainly for healthy reasons and we just have never seem to need it to be honest.I did get a bit thoughtful about this issue when one of the boys friends mentioned that they always had pudding.I think now it would be a eek as I just manage the dinner without stressing myself about a pudding.
ReplyDeleteSometimes my youngest wil ask for a yoghurt afterwards and I think that's ok.
I love the idea of emergency pudding :-) I must try that one day!Some interesting comments thrown up by this post! x
We do try to be healthy by not having pudding, but then end up just snacking on chocolate in the evening anyway! The emergency pudding is delicious!
DeleteI've decided to make a new start and make a pudding for the weekends. Its what my mum used to do - I can't believe my kids don't know about syrup sponge or lemon meringue pie
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I'd like to start making some different puddings (although my waistline wouldn't agree!)
DeleteWe only do puddings at weekends, unless there's some special occasion. If we have a play date round and they expect pudding, we'll offer a yoghurt and/or some fruit. We only had puddings on weekends when I was a kid (crumble was a big favourite) but when my sister was a kid (she's 12 years younger) they had pudding every single day - usually something shop-bought, like a frozen cheesecake or Vienetta or something like that, or often just a cheap choc ice (they got a pack of 10 for £1 in the corner shop).
ReplyDeleteWe prefer pudding to be a special occurrence, rather than something the girls expect all the time. But I know people who use it as an additional means of getting healthy nutrients into their children - a fruit crumble made with oats and not too overloaded with sugar is actually really healhty, as is fruit and yoghurt.