Jiggs dinner facts for kids
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Jiggs dinner, also known as boiled dinner or cooked dinner, is a special traditional meal. People in rural Newfoundland, Canada, often prepare and eat it on Sundays.
The meal likely got its name from a popular comic strip character named Jiggs. He was the main character in a long-running comic strip called Bringing Up Father. Jiggs really loved to eat corned beef and cabbage, which is very similar to this meal! Sometimes, you might see the name spelled as "Jigs dinner" or "Jigg's dinner," but "Jiggs dinner" is the most common way to write it. People sometimes even call it "JD" for short.
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What's in a Jiggs Dinner?
A Jiggs dinner is a hearty meal with several tasty ingredients, all cooked together in one pot.
Main Ingredients
The main part of the meal is usually salt beef. This is a type of beef that has been preserved with salt, similar to corned beef. Sometimes, people use salt riblets instead.
These meats are boiled together with lots of vegetables. The common vegetables include:
Special Puddings
Two unique puddings are often cooked right in the same pot with the meat and vegetables! They are cooked in special cloth bags that are placed into the rich broth created by the cooking meat and veggies.
- Pease pudding: This is a savory pudding made from split peas.
- Figgy duff: This is a sweet pudding, often made with raisins or currants.
Side Dishes
To make the meal even more delicious, people often serve it with different Condiments. These can include:
- Mustard pickles
- Pickled beets
- Cranberry sauce
- Butter
- A thin gravy made from the cooking broth
What About Leftovers?
If there are any leftovers from a Jiggs dinner, people often turn them into another tasty dish! The leftover vegetables are mixed together in a pan and fried. This dish is known as "cabbage hash" or "corned beef and cabbage hash." It's a bit like a British dish called bubble and squeak, which also uses leftover vegetables.
