Jam roly-poly facts for kids
Jam roly-poly
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| Alternative names | Dead Man's Arm, Dead Man's Leg, Roly poly pudding |
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| Type | Pudding |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Main ingredients | Suet, jam |
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 then spread with jam and rolled up, similar to a Swiss roll, then steamed or baked. 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.
Description
Jam Roly-Poly features in Mrs Beeton's cookery book, as Roly-Poly Jam Pudding. 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. 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
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