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| blancmange |
a white, sweet milk pudding, thickened with cornstarch or gelatin and flavored with vanilla or rum. |
| brown betty |
(sometimes cap. Betty) a baked pudding made of apples or other fruits with bread crumbs, raisins, sugar, butter, and spices. |
| duff2 |
a thick pudding that is boiled in a cloth bag or steamed and often contains dried fruit and spices. |
| farina |
meal or flour made from cereal grains, used for cooked cereal or pudding, or as a thickening agent in soup. |
| Indian pudding |
a baked pudding made of cornmeal, with milk and molasses. |
| plum pudding |
a rich boiled or steamed pudding often made with raisins or currants in addition to flour, spices, and suet. |
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