Jam roly-poly

 ( British Puddings ) 

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. 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, leading to the nicknames of dead-man's arm and dead man's leg. In the past it was known as roly poly pudding.

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Description Jam roly-poly features in Mrs Beeton's cookery book, as roly-poly jam pudding. "Puddings: how they have changed through history". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2018 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. "The joys of jam roly-poly, a very British pudding". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2018 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.

Roly Poly Jam (BM 1954,0104.3.84).jpg|Greedy boy with roly poly pudding, 19th century Roly poly pudding postcard.jpg|Joke about cooking roly poly pudding in a stocking, 1934 Jam roly-poly01.jpg|Jam roly poly preparation, 2021

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See also

• List of steamed foods
• Comfort food

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