Why Hasty Pudding Is The Great Depression Dessert America Should Have Never Stopped Making - Chowhound

Alp Aksoy/Shutterstock If you've never heard of hasty pudding, that's not particularly surprising. While this creamy and comforting dessert was once part of the U.S. culinary canon, it's mostly vanished from American cooks' repertoires. But what is it? Hasty pudding falls somewhere between a custard and a sweet porridge, made with some soul-warming spices and served hot. It evolved out of European porridge…