During his “college” days in London, Errol used to salivate on Sundays for this weekly treat.
Clues:
– He first took a very long walk in formal clothing.
– Before eating he used to mumble a little Latin.
– Evidence is very spotty but the name of this quiz dish may derive from the beloved breed depicted below.
— Tim
Gentleman Tim
August 5, 2018 at 9:33 pm
– It was served in the South West.
– About dead center in the map below.
– It was sometimes followed by cricket.
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Claudia
August 6, 2018 at 7:06 am
Methinks he may have spotted a dog once a week during his days in London, Tim.
Gentleman Tim
August 6, 2018 at 9:45 am
Spot on, Claudia!
You have really earned your EFB stripes!!
Spotted dog was young Errol’s favorite meal at South West College, in Barnes, between Putney and Hammersmith, along Castlenau (99-101). It was served only on Sundays, all other meals being described as rather grueling, Dickensian affairs.
Things are certainly dismal when the highlight of your week looks like the below.
[img]http://www.wwnorton.com/pob/spottedd/images/11.gif[/img]
Gentleman Tim
August 6, 2018 at 11:51 am
Here’s what the awful alma mater looks like these days. Marelle left poor Errol there with Headmaster Burbridge and a bugger-hungry underling while she was reportedly off partying with Aga Khan in Paris.
[img]http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/erroll-fynns-school-barnes.jpg[/img]
tassie devil
August 7, 2018 at 12:18 am
I thought that the title of this dish was Spotted Dick.
This is from Wikipedia “Spotted dog may refer to: The common name for Pulmonaria, a flowering plant; An alternate name for Spotted dick, a type of English pudding;”
I have always known it as spotted dick.
Gentleman Tim
August 7, 2018 at 1:26 am
Hi tassie devil. I have no personal experience with either spotted dog or spotted dick. I am only quoting what Errol said in MWWW. He used the name “spotted dog”, and described in detail how it was made. When I searched online, I saw that there is much confusion and/or dispute over both the origin and meaning of these terms. Here’s one apparently authoritative explanation of how the terms vary in meaning, at least in some minds and regions. I cannot not say.
books.google.com…