I really hope that corbyn’s apparatchiks read rof and are keeping records of who gets sniffy and sneery at what is the lower class term for a meal or a course.
Sweets is a generic term for all sweet dishes, including cakes and afternoon tea stuff. Calling dessert "sweets" isn't correct either, but not as wrong as calling non-puddings puddings.
And you lot manage to shoehorn class into anything that involves you asserting which dialect/slang prevails. The rest of the English-speaking world doesn't seem to have trouble grasping the idea of a correct term and a dialect/slang variation without turning it into a class commentary.
I did specify that it was a regional variation, orwell. In my local lexicon it would be a very hyacinth bucket thing to say.
I disagree that sweets is generic. Sweets is just chocolates and haribos and that sort of thing. "Do you want any sweets?" does not extend to cake or pie.
There is a difference between sweet and sweets. Asking someone after a meal if they want a sweet is clearly a reference to dessert but asking someone generally if they want some sweets is asking if they fancy pick'n mix.
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Would be helpful if I could read any of that
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It's called zoom
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Was Fat Larry on the judging panel?
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In what world do hot cross buns deserve to be that high up the rankings?
Deep fried mars bars can actually be alright, but not as good as deep fried malteasers.
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Hot cross buns are an afternoon snack rather than a pudding.
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Treacle tart and bread and butter pudding both belong in top tier.
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My eyesight not being that of a peregrine falcon, does Fruit Pavlova feature?
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(or is this 'pudding' in only the traditional, steamed sense? If so, Spotted Dick ftw)
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I can't read the OP but this sounds like a Wang World Cup.
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For those who haven't zoomed it is more of a sweet chart than just puddings. And no spotted dick is ming.
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The only one off that list I have never had is a deep fried Mars bar
am I missing out on a culinary delight?
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Queenie it really depends on the quality of the chippie you buy it from.
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Proper suet jam roly poly and custard is god tier, along with sticky toffee and a properly tart rhubarb crumble.
Eton mess and affogato are next tier down, as whilst they are both outstanding they are a bit more situational being cold puddings.
Hard to muster up strong feelings about any other puddings tbh, all much of a muchness to me.
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Affogato (much as I love it) isn't really british though. Agreed on jam roly poly and sticky toffee belonging at god level.
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Best thing to do with Mars bars is chop them up, melt them in a saucepan with a bit of milk, then pour it over some vanilla ice-cream.
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Is treacle tart on the chart?
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Err, no mention of lemon meringue pie. Voids the outcome.
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Agreed, blindtom - no Spotted Dick at all is cause for a riot!
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What Tom said re sweets chart.
People who call the final sweet course "pudding" unless it is a pudding are as bad as people who think pasta is pronounced pæsta.
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Never had you down as a snob, Orwell.
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It's an idiomatic variation
Where I come from "sweet" signifies an arsehole
"Would yew like a serviette for your sweet?"
w**kah
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Whoever drew up that list disgusts me not least because there’s no mention of crumble
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Cakes and scones are not puddings
Are these people fooking idiots.
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Those aren't puddings. They're cakes
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The best pudding is treacle tart.
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Calling any after a meal sweet is terribly lower class. I assumed for many years that people were saying suite as it followed the meal.
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Actual heh
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Sails and Orwell - please describe your best respective watches immediately.
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"Sweet" is decidedly non-u
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The correct term is "afters"
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I really hope that corbyn’s apparatchiks read rof and are keeping records of who gets sniffy and sneery at what is the lower class term for a meal or a course.
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Sweets is a generic term for all sweet dishes, including cakes and afternoon tea stuff. Calling dessert "sweets" isn't correct either, but not as wrong as calling non-puddings puddings.
And you lot manage to shoehorn class into anything that involves you asserting which dialect/slang prevails. The rest of the English-speaking world doesn't seem to have trouble grasping the idea of a correct term and a dialect/slang variation without turning it into a class commentary.
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Bright I've got a nicely understated Rolex complete with scratches from wearing it to do building work.
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I did specify that it was a regional variation, orwell. In my local lexicon it would be a very hyacinth bucket thing to say.
I disagree that sweets is generic. Sweets is just chocolates and haribos and that sort of thing. "Do you want any sweets?" does not extend to cake or pie.
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There is a difference between sweet and sweets. Asking someone after a meal if they want a sweet is clearly a reference to dessert but asking someone generally if they want some sweets is asking if they fancy pick'n mix.
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No gypsy tart or raspberry pavalova , Black Forest gateaux .
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I was eating somewhere run by americans last week and was disappointed to find that when they said pudding they meant rather flavourless set custard.
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Just to answer the OP:
God tier = I never eat, so 0%.
Top tier = I love hot cross buns and sticky toffee pudding, so 70%
Mid tier - I never eat any of that, so 0%
Low tier = I only eat Christmas pud, and only at Christmas, so 1%
Crap tier - have never had one, so 0%
No apple pie? No crumble? No banana loaf? No pineapple upside-down cake? FOR SHAME!!!
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What sort of spaz would mean Christmas pud in "low tier"? It's soo special, you can only eat at Chrimbo.
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Ta on the Rolex info, Sails... ;)
Still really surprised at Orwell.
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It's called pudding in wur hoos. will not take lecturing on appropriate language from an australian.
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*put, not mean
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The sort of spaz who spells "Crimbo" with an "h", Duxter.
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Do you spell it Cristmas then?
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When I was a child, we always had Xmas pudding for pudding after Easter lunch
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