Pudding cloth

Preparation of a pudding with a pudding cloth

A pudding cloth is a culinary utensil similar to a cheesecloth or muslin. It is a reusable alternative to cooking in skins made of animal intestines and became popular in England in the seventeenth century for boiling a wide range of puddings.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Typical uses
* 1.1 Sweet
* 1.2 Savoury
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Typical uses

### Sweet

Prior to the 19th century, the English Christmas pudding was boiled in a pudding cloth.[2] Clootie pudding, a traditional Scottish dessert, is boiled in a pudding cloth.[3] The traditional way to cook jam roly poly is using a pudding cloth.[4]

### Savoury

Pease pudding was first made possible at the beginning of the 17th century with the advent of the pudding cloth.[5]

## References

1. ↑ "English Puddings". http://www.historicfood.com/English Puddings.htm. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
2. ↑ Broomfield, Andrea (2007). Food and cooking in Victorian England: a history. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 149–150. ISBN 9780275987084. https://books.google.com/books?id=fJ_JDp9OgJEC&dq=christmas+pudding+england&pg=PA149.
3. ↑ Nairn, Nick. "Clootie pudding". https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/clootiepudding_9528. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
4. ↑ "Jam Roly Poly Pudding". http://www.askmumnow.com/in-the-kitchen/recipes/dessert/jam-roly-poly-pudding/. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
5. ↑ Olver, Lynne. "Pease". The Food Timeline. http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpuddings.html#pease. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

## External links

* The ORIGINAL Christmas Dessert, includes an explanation and example usage of pudding cloth

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