From time to time I enjoy looking at the list of National Food Days. I note that today is National Indian Pudding Day. I'm not sure that folks outside of New England eat Indian Pudding, but it was a favorite while I was growing up. I spent three summers in college as a waitress at the Maple Hill Restaurant in Hartford and Indian Pudding was a standard on the menu. Its main ingredients are corn meal and molasses, with lots of spices. It was traditionally topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and was the perfect winter dessert. Did anyone outside of New England eat Indian Pudding?
Looking around Pinterest I found this variation made with pumpkin and as a fan of all things pumpkin, I have to post this.
Looking around Pinterest I found this variation made with pumpkin and as a fan of all things pumpkin, I have to post this.
I know this looks out of season, but I can happily eat pumpkin -- and do! -- all through the year.
I've been thinking about the phrase Indian Pudding and read several notes about the use of the term "Indian." I think I may rename this delicious dessert "Colonial Pudding."
I had a fine time at the Metropolitan Museum last night. There are lots of visitors to New York this weekend and the Museum was as crowded as I have ever seen it. We did enjoy a nice visit to the Classic European Paintings, which was less crowded, and I loved seeing the Rembrandt and El Greco paintings. After our museum visit Mary and I found a new Thai restaurant and had some of the best sauteed veggies ever. Wish you all could have joined us!
I'm settling in for a quiet evening at home which will include working on the NY Times crossword and the final episode of "Downton Abbey. I'm going to combine this with a cup of tea and the happy knowledge that it's a long weekend. Big, big sigh of contentment! Hope you, too, have...
An evening of contentment!
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We ate corn meal mush, does that count?
I'd never heard of Indian Pudding. That recipe (the original) sounds yummy ... albeit, labor intensive!
Definitely something I'd order when/if I'm in New England again.
I had the most wonderful Indian Pudding at the Museum of the American Indian in D.C. several years ago. First time I had ever tried it. I think it's time I made some again.
I once thought I might make some Indian Pudding at one point, but never have, and we've never eaten it. You make it sound like such a good dessert!
I'm quite impressed that you are able to work the NYTimes crossword. I have always been at a loss on that one, but do the other simpler selection in our paper.
Your weekend of art and good food sounds enjoyable, and I had not heard of Indian Pudding til you mentioned it here.
Your day at the Met sounds wonderful! I grew up in Mass. so I have had Indian Pudding before, but never with pumpkin and this recipe sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a nice President's Day. xoxo
Now that's a dessert I've never heard of. I'm from Nova Scotia and we love corn meal and we love molasses, but the only way I've ever combined the two is by cooking a Johnnie Cake (corn meal cake - not at all sweet, but something to eat with baked beans) and spreading it with butter and molasses. Yummy!
I just left you a comment but it vanished when I clicked publish. I wonder why that happens from time to time??? I've not heard of Indian pudding but we love cornbread with butter and honey or maple syrup so I bet we would like it. I'll have to try some if I ever get to New England again. Thanks for stopping by my blog and saying hello. Have a great week and enjoy your day off tomorrow.
Hugs, Lura
We didn't have Indian pudding, we ate a savoury concoction called corn pudding instead.
Glad you have had a good weekend; ours has been quietly content.
Don't you just love long weekends?
Enjoy!
Have never heard of this pudding Carol but it does look tasty.
Enjoy your Monday! :)
That finale of Downton Abby certainly left us hanging. They did say that there will be a Season 4. No, I never had Indian pudding. Food holidays are fun.
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend! Big hugs from Georgia!
I could eat that right now!!!!!! Yummy.
this probably seems silly - BUT, yesterday - at the grocery store - there was the opportunity to sample some food prepared by a local chef. It was set up so the final product could be assembled right in front of us . . There was some shrimp thing the presenter was proud to demonstrate - I pass on shrimp - BUT, the shrimp stuff was designed to top a serving of polenta. I enjoy listening to Lynn Rosetta Caspar on NPR and she mentions polenta with enthusiasm. i was the only person standing in front of the chef - and he did not mind explaining how to prepare - and what little he knew - then, i got a taste - Oooh-eee! it was simple, rich, creamy (with no dairy product involved . . how does that happen?) and worth every rave I've heard by my favorite NPR Food Journalist. I think you know a lot about good food - so, it may seem funny i hadn't been properly introduced to this staple . . BUT - it sure was memorable. Happy Happy Week to You! -g-
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