Pease pudding hot - the
origins of the words are
based on a traditional
British dish
The pease pudding hot
referred to in the words of
this poem is a dish which is
still enjoyed in Britain
today. It is a smooth, thick
sauce, (referred to as a
pudding in the rhyme for the
sake of alliteration) which
has a dark yellow colour.
Pease pudding is a hot dish
made from dried peas - it
can be re-heated as often as
required (Pease pudding in
the pot - nine days old).
Pease pudding is
traditionally served hot
with boiled bacon or a form
of sausage called a saveloy.
Pease pudding rhyme poem
Pease
pudding hot, Pease pudding cold,
Pease pudding in the pot - nine days old.
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot - nine days old.
