crumbles & buckles & dowdies oh my! Thia & Christie

[Guest guest]

DH & I had this conversation one night about whether the names for

these kinds of desserts were mostly regionalisms or were the desserts

actually different and we found the website below. I'm curious about

the names for similar dishes in England and other places outside the US.

Peace,

Diane

 

ps Grunt just doesn't not sound like a tasty dessert to me - " Eat

your tofu or no grunt for you! "

 

http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/bakingtips.miscellaneous/Misc\

ellaneous.cfm

 

 

What are the Differences between a Buckle - A Betty - A Grunt - A

Pandowdy - A Slump - A Cobbler - A Crisp and A Clafouti?

 

Betty

 

 

This baked dessert dates back to the colonial times. The most common

Betty is the Apple Brown Betty which is made with brown sugar. A Betty

also calls for buttered bread crumbs.

 

 

Buckle

 

Buckles are baked and are usually made in one or two ways. The first

way is that bottom layer is cake-like with the berries mixed in. Then

the top layer is crumb-like. The second way is where the cake layer is

on the bottom of the pan, the berries are the next layer and the top

is the crumble mixture. Blueberry Buckle is the most prevalent Buckle

recipe found.

 

 

Clafouti

 

This is a dessert that originated in the French countryside. It is a

dessert that the fruit is topped with either a cake or pudding

topping. The Clafouti is often considered a baked pudding.

 

 

Cobbler

 

The fruit filling is put in a deep baking dish and topped with a

biscuit dough. The dough may completely cover the fruit or it may just

be dropped in handfuls. Either way, a cobbler is baked.

 

 

Crumble

 

Similar to the Crisp, the topping is crumbled over the fruit filling

in the pan. A Crumble is baked.

 

 

Crisp

 

In this baked dessert, the fruit filling is covered with a crunchy

topping which is crumbled over the top.

 

Grunt

 

A Grunt is a stewed or baked fruit dish. The biscuit dough is rolled

and put on top of the fruit. The name of Grunt may have come from the

noise people made while eating it. Grunts are also known as Slumps.

 

 

Pandowdy or Pan Dowdy

 

You'll find both spellings in this baked dish. The dough is on top of

the fruit and although it is rolled out, it ends up being crumbly.

 

 

Slump

 

This dessert is the same as the Grunt.

 

, " Thia .... " <bipolyf wrote:

>

> Christie- three replies, mixed in below:

>

>

> On 12/6/06, christie_0131 <christie0131 wrote:

> >

> > we eat more fuit pies, crumbles or cakes and puddings

> >

>

>

>

> --> What's a crumble?

>

>

[Guest guest]

LOL that was funny and interesting to read, Diane. Thanks. I too think that

Grunt and slump is a strange name for any dessert and Pan dowdy, sounds like

something out of an Old west Movie. LOL

Judy

-

strayfeather1

Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:20 PM

crumbles & buckles & dowdies oh my! Thia &

Christie

 

 

DH & I had this conversation one night about whether the names for

these kinds of desserts were mostly regionalisms or were the desserts

actually different and we found the website below. I'm curious about

the names for similar dishes in England and other places outside the US.

Peace,

Diane

 

ps Grunt just doesn't not sound like a tasty dessert to me - " Eat

your tofu or no grunt for you! "

 

http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/bakingtips.miscellaneous/Misc\

ellaneous.cfm

 

What are the Differences between a Buckle - A Betty - A Grunt - A

Pandowdy - A Slump - A Cobbler - A Crisp and A Clafouti?

 

Betty

 

This baked dessert dates back to the colonial times. The most common

Betty is the Apple Brown Betty which is made with brown sugar. A Betty

also calls for buttered bread crumbs.

 

Buckle

 

Buckles are baked and are usually made in one or two ways. The first

way is that bottom layer is cake-like with the berries mixed in. Then

the top layer is crumb-like. The second way is where the cake layer is

on the bottom of the pan, the berries are the next layer and the top

is the crumble mixture. Blueberry Buckle is the most prevalent Buckle

recipe found.

 

Clafouti

 

This is a dessert that originated in the French countryside. It is a

dessert that the fruit is topped with either a cake or pudding

topping. The Clafouti is often considered a baked pudding.

 

Cobbler

 

The fruit filling is put in a deep baking dish and topped with a

biscuit dough. The dough may completely cover the fruit or it may just

be dropped in handfuls. Either way, a cobbler is baked.

 

Crumble

 

Similar to the Crisp, the topping is crumbled over the fruit filling

in the pan. A Crumble is baked.

 

Crisp

 

In this baked dessert, the fruit filling is covered with a crunchy

topping which is crumbled over the top.

 

Grunt

 

A Grunt is a stewed or baked fruit dish. The biscuit dough is rolled

and put on top of the fruit. The name of Grunt may have come from the

noise people made while eating it. Grunts are also known as Slumps.

 

Pandowdy or Pan Dowdy

 

You'll find both spellings in this baked dish. The dough is on top of

the fruit and although it is rolled out, it ends up being crumbly.

 

Slump

 

This dessert is the same as the Grunt.

 

, " Thia .... " <bipolyf wrote:

>

> Christie- three replies, mixed in below:

>

>

> On 12/6/06, christie_0131 <christie0131 wrote:

> >

> > we eat more fuit pies, crumbles or cakes and puddings

> >

>

>

>

> --> What's a crumble?

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I am sorry to you all on the other side of the pond-- but there is no worse

name than " spotted D--k " and I am not spelling it out, since will

probably want to make this group an " adult " group if I did! hahaha.

 

 

On 12/6/06, wwjd <jtwigg wrote:

>

> LOL that was funny and interesting to read, Diane. Thanks. I too think

> that Grunt and slump is a strange name for any dessert and Pan dowdy, sounds

> like something out of an Old west Movie. LOL

> Judy

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I think there's medication for spotted D--k now ... LOL

Diane

 

, " Thia .... " <bipolyf wrote:

>

> I am sorry to you all on the other side of the pond-- but there is

no worse

> name than " spotted D--k " and I am not spelling it out, since will

> probably want to make this group an " adult " group if I did! hahaha.

>

>

> On 12/6/06, wwjd <jtwigg wrote:

> >

> > LOL that was funny and interesting to read, Diane. Thanks. I too

think

> > that Grunt and slump is a strange name for any dessert and Pan

dowdy, sounds

> > like something out of an Old west Movie. LOL

> > Judy

> >

> >

>

>

>