Jam roly-poly

Jam roly-poly, shirt-sleeve pudding, dead man's arm or dead man's leg is a traditional British pudding probably first created in the early 19th century.^[1][2] It is a flat-rolled suet pudding, which is spread with jam and rolled up, similar to a Swiss roll, then steamed or baked and traditionally served with custard. In days past, jam roly-poly was also known as shirt-sleeve pudding, because it was often steamed and served in an old shirt-sleeve,^[3] leading to the nicknames of dead-man's arm and dead man's leg. In the past it was known as roly poly pudding.^[4]

Description

Jam roly-poly features in Mrs Beeton's cookery book, as roly-poly jam pudding.^[5] It is one of a range of puddings that are now considered part of the classic desserts of the mid 20th century British school dinners. Jam roly-poly is considered a modern British classic, alongside sticky toffee pudding and spotted dick.^[6] In Beatrix Potter's 1908 book The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, The Roly-Poly Pudding, the character Tom Kitten is rolled into a pudding by the invading rats.

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  Greedy boy with roly poly pudding, 19th century
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  Joke about cooking roly poly pudding in a stocking, 1934
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  Jam roly poly preparation, 2021

See also

• List of steamed foods
• Comfort food

References

External links

Wikibooks Cookbook has a recipe/module on

• Jam Roly-Poly

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