Roly-Poly, Love Cake & Kul-Kuls
"Although losing is never fun, there is a certain satisfaction that can be found on the other side of losing — but only when you give your all. To lose with half effort offers no pleasure in the moment and no peace in the long run. But if your ambitions were full and your attempt was genuine, after the sting of losing wears off you'll be left with something resembling contentment. The reward is not always in winning, but in striving." - James Clear
Roly-Poly, Love Cake & Kul-Kuls: The Wonderful World of Anglo-Indian Sweets: One such Anglo-Indian gem that is as rare to find, as it is absurdly easy to make, is the cutely named roly-poly. Nan notes that this recipe was handed down to her by her father, Samuel Harbour, who was from Kent in the United Kingdom. Originally made by steaming a mixture of suet (a kind of lard-like animal fat taken from the kidneys of cattle), self raising flour, sugar and milk in the sleeve of a discarded shirt, this original British pudding was called ‘shirt-sleeve pudding’ or ‘dead-man’s arm’ in its country of origin. Only years later, taking on the comical name of ‘roly-poly’ when it was served as a nourishing treat to convalescing little Anglo-Indian children. Always with a dollop of raspberry jam anointing it, and surrounded by a moat of silky vanilla custard.
https://www.goya.in/blog/roly-poly-kul-kul-the-wonderful-world-of-anglo-indian-sweets
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