Poly (as in the pudding)
This is our baby Poly. She is a very naughty little kitten, but very playful too. She has a tortie sister and together they are a cute bundle of joy. We cant stop taking pictures of them! Especially love their little spots under their tummies and matching markings.
I am confused what does Poly have to do with pudding please explain? I am not confused on how adorable she is love the spots and bunny feet.
Because I have no idea how to embed it, copy and paste?
http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=PotPudd.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div1
Dear Fred,
Thank you so much for finding the story I truly enjoyed reading it.
Truth be told, I got a little nervous that Tom was going to end up a dumpling. Much like the “kitty-pie” rescue scene in Young Einstien.
Thanks for the link to the Roly Poly Pudding story. It was a bit violent, though — I like the other Beatrix Potter stories better! (Somehow, when I was a child and read Peter Rabbit, I managed to skip right over the fact that his father had been eaten!)
As for Poly the kitten, I love the little belly-spots!
a magical link, Fred …
I just clicked on it & up it came …
sweet memories of naughty Tom Kitten …
gorgeous illustrations, too …
Poly is a sweetie, is her sister named Roly ???
With those wild eyes and flailing claws, its easy to believe is is the “Bad Tom” from the story. Just so cute- I wwould play with him ALL day if I could. What a cutie! I Love his tummie….could eat him up like pudding…..;-)
The cold is getting to me - sorry - I see now it is a she-still a top notch kittie!
Thanks so much for the link! I have a vague memory of that book, and it was great to read it again!
I don’t know if other countries have this but in the UK we have something called Jam Roly Poly Pudding (usually enjoyed with custard) Yummy!
Linda - Do you think if Roly Poly had a brother with similar markings we’d be allowed to call him Spotted Dick?
(For those unfamiliar with this staple of school dinners, spotted dick is a steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants).
I’ve always wondered. I read ALOT of murder mystery stories and I understand most of the references but that one, while I understood it to be some sort of food stuff, had me stumped. And while on the subject, is treakle (spelled it like I heard it pronounced) like taffee?
Treacle is like molasses. And spotted Dick with warm custard sauce is a great dessert on a chilly night. Don’t get me started on crumble! My last trip to London I went back to the same pub night after night for the crumble regardless of where I went to dinner.
Rosie in SA: Have you ever read Jan Karon murder mysteries? I have not read any, but, I hear that they all include lots of food and sometimes recipes. And I heard she recently wrote a book about a white kitten named Violet.
In her series of books about Fr. Tim and his wife that take place in NC she had a cat called Violet. She was a writer and painter and he was a priest. No one was murdered in any of the books just great stories.
whoops—my mistake—I thought they were murder mysteries. I hear she has a huge following. I have her recipe for orange marmalade cake—I heard that was a big storyline!
Yes, that is one of the many recipes. In the books Fr. Tim is diabetic. I have learned more about diabetes which I have from her stories than I have ever from any doctor. Sad commentary on the medical profession.
The “naughty” kitties are the best and Poly looks very naughty. The more hyper and “busy” they are the better I like them.Speaking of cat books have y’all read the Lillian Jackson Braun “The Cat Who” series? The murder mystery plots are a little light so if you are looking for gritty realism this isn’t it but I am hooked on them. The setting and the characters are charming. I want to live there myself. BTW I’m Kittypaw (Robyn) from Memphis TN. Have a great weekend everyone!
Tony, that spotted dick pudding sounds good. I love raisins and dried fruit. I especially love egg custard & raisin bread pudding/custard. Rice pudding with raisins is good too.
If any of you should you wish for recipes for crumble or spotted dick or jam roly poly, let me know… I love not just eating these puddings but also cooking them!
And if there is a photo of Roly, when do we get to see the tortie?
Rudolf, I was curious what spotted dick pudding is and what’s in it ? If you wouldn’t mind listing the ingredients sometime. I would appreciate it. I might try it. Out of curiousity, are you in the UK?
There’s quite a nice recipe for Spotted Dick here.
Thanks, Kittenmaster! The recipe sounds really good but I’m a little confused by some of the words. I’m not up on the language in the UK. I have not heard of Shredded suet or what it meant by putting it in the steamer. Something like a slow cooker or crock pot here? or possibly the oven. Thanks again for your help. By the way, I love TDK. I look forward to it everyday.
Shedded suet is basically beef fat. It is made by grating the hard white fat which surrounds the kidneys - in this recipe it’s used in place of butter or margerine. You can buy it in packets in the UK (there’s also a vegetarian version), or you can get your butcher to prepare some.
A steamer is a container you use to cook food, normally by holding it above a saucepan of boiling water - the steam from the water cooks the food. They’re sometimes made out of bamboo (in Chinese cooking).
Thanks Kittenmaster. After I posted, I thought, maybe a steamer could also be what we call a double boiler. I had the right idea.
Renee, I think you have all the ingredients you want now, but I would usually use the following: flour, suet, currants and raisins, sugar, pinch of salt, water or milk for binding everything together. And yes, I am in the UK; I live in London.
Erm…its like the pudding in the UK called Jam roly poly…so not pronounced polly
xx
wanna play?
Could you rub my tummy please? Love the bad kitty–she’s so adorable. If you get mad at her, just look at her face–she’ll make it all better
diddo that cat ish soooo cute o.- majorly huggable!!
Awww. It’s a playful kitty! Looks like she was caught doing something that she shouldn’t be doing.
I’m partial to dotted belly kitties myself.
Looks like she’s a couch-shredder. Love the tummy.
ohhh - I just want to kiss that fat little belly!!!!
diddo she ish a cutie pie and tummy rubs are just what every cat loves
Ohhh… snuggles!
Awww… Poly has party colored toes!! I love kitty toes and those are the best kind-on a kitty!
So cute - but looks like a pack of trouble!!
That spotted little tummy looks so kissable! Naughty kitties are the best, even if they occasionally shred the sofa.
Poly - please let me push your double-breasted belly buttons! Gently, of course, and you can attack my hand while I rub your belly! What a great picture of a pretty-kitty wants to play pose!
Poly’s vest buttons are adorable. What kind of tabby color pattern is this called, CatRancher? (or anyone who knows the answer…)
Mackeral tabbies have stripes (and often the buttons on their bellies). Classic tabbies have the sworls and often bullseyes on their sides…
What about a tabby that has more spots than stripes? My brothers kitten almost looks like a lepard, but has the classic M on the forhead.
What a cutie! Love the belly spots and one pink paw pad!
a few freebies at WalMart.com…
http://walmart.triaddigital.com/Free-Samples.aspx
Shame on you… Advertising for Walmart on a cute kitty page!!!
just passing along the free offers—I’m an animal lover AND a cheapskate…
me 2. When you have 4 kitties….
Hi Dee! You are just being helpful and friendly, your usual self! How are you today? All this food talk makes me want to go fix some custard.
Poly is so cute. Such a sweet little face and so playful looking.
Thanks for that, Renee! I’m thinking about food, too (as usual). Were you asking me about lemon stuff a couple days ago? I’m making lemon poundcake over the weekend—one of my favorites!
OMG — stop, stop, stop….I’ve been quiet about my lemon dessert addiction until now….LEMON POUNDCAKE, droooolllllliiinnnnggg…… Lemon bars, Lemon meringe…lemon drops (the sugar and Absolute kind as well as the candy)….lemon filled pastries….sweet tea with lemon….to hell with the sugar plums dancing in my head…I’ve got lemons up there (snort!)
HI Dee, no , I was just commenting on you liking anything lemon. So, I mentioned lemon pie and cookies. I have recipes for them. Awhile back, when I was talking about banana pudding, you said, that made you want some but you didn’t have any bananas. So you said you made butterscotch pudding! I love my chocolate fudge cake, pecan coffee cake and pineapple upside down cake. Oh heck, I love most all cakes! Kinda ironic being a diabetic, huh?
Renee–everything you mentioned, I’ll take two please!
I’ve made that darn butterscotch pudding twice since then. 4 servings, my a#&!
Hi CatRancher! That’s ok, that you like lemon stuff. Go ahead, you know you want it! We will feed your addiction! lol Have a nice weekend everybody.
Dee, I know what you mean by servings. By whose standards is this stuff measured? lol Who eats a half cup of anything! That doesn’t even measure up to my hubby’s portion size!
SHAME SHAME! kitty cat site ish NOT for advertising!
Dee has let us know about freebies on cat food/treats from many places. She is not promoting Wal Mart or any other store just trying to help out friends at TDK. If you do not want to take advantage of the offers or live somewhere that does not have those stores that is your choice but the rest of us are not complaining. Kittenmaster hasn’t either.
I agree with you Susan.
thanks you guys! Besides, who is advertising for WalMart? It’s the freebies they offer from other vendors that I’m passing on to my buddies!
Can’t help but comment, if you don’t want to take advantage of free stuff, don’t click on the link……I have learned alot being on TDK and appreciate any and all of the comments except for the overtly negative ones. BTW, greetings from the birthplace of the KING! I’m “All Shook Up” by this little Poly!
I’m sending you a big kiss, Tinafish!
Sorry, Dee. I know you’re trying to be helpful, but I have to go along with Margie on this one. Not all of us approve of how Wall Mart treats their workforce. It’s better if we not see any ads at all on this site. It should be for kittens.
Caddycat: Again, I post freebies that WalMart’s vendors offer– I’m not advertising for WalMart. If you click on the link, you will see that only a “free samples” page comes up. As far as this site being for kittens goes, I think 95 per cent of it is—I adore kittens (and all animals), but most of us have been here daily for over a year–we are kind of a quasi-family–and we occasionally discuss other topics. I certainly don’t think taking a scenic route every now and then is harmful. I believe many of us come here every day, not just for the kittens (which we all worship!), but for the human connection, as well.
Tell it like it is sista friend!
Now in your poundcake do you use lemon juice and zest or just the lemon juice?
Instinct: I use both—here is a great recipe I use–it’s great even without the white morsels (this is one of my favorite recipe sites—nice chat room, too!)
http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=129871
forgot to add that you can make these in a conventional bundt pan, as well…
Thanks Dee. I’ll give it a shot.
If you ever want my Chocolate Mousse Pie Recepie, I will be happy to send it your way.
Dee, pass me the paper bag. This kitty is so cute I am about to hyperventilate!. Love the beautiful blue eyes and those belly spots! Kiss Kiss, moosh moosh, squish squish
**Your Four-legged Friend’s Traits**
Aries: bold, athletic, adaptable, impatient and impulsive
Taurus: affectionate, patient, stubborn, strong-willed and quiet
Gemini: agile, alert, restless, vocal and fickle
Cancer: loyal, gentle, grumpy, clingy and devoted
Leo: fearless, energetic, dominant, demanding and gregarious
Virgo: shy, aloof, intelligent, charming and finicky
Libra: easygoing, peaceful, lovable, people-oriented and smart
Scorpio: responsive, independent, possessive, strong-willed and loving
Sagittarius: free-spirited, playful, amusing, curious and friendly
Capricorn: reserved, cold, territorial, good-natured and patient
Aquarius: independent, rebellious, people-oriented, aloof and outgoing
Pisces: touchy, devoted, sweet-natured, adaptable and unpredictable
Cancer– that’s definitely my Olive! She’s so clingy she leaps from the floors to my shoulder in order to “hang out” with me when I put on makeup. Her brother, Sambeaux does the same thing, but he was raised in a different house, so it must be genetic!!
I think this could refer to the kitties parents as well….I am described quite well.
I know! And I love the crazed eyes and the “jimmy legs”!
I’m sure most of you have heard about this story, but for those who have not, here is the story (and video) of the tubby tabby that was returned to his owner.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_fe_st/fat_cat
That’s one roly-poly cat! He looks happy though.
Rosie in SA - treacle is said to be a thick syrup by-product from the processing of the sugarcane or sugar beet into sugar. This is actually a myth. Treacle is mined in a similar way to coal - when in England you can distinguish yourself from other tourists by asking locals in small towns where the treacle mines are. They’ll try to tell you that they don’t exist, but give them a knowing smile as if to say “You and I both know that they exist, but I understand that you want to keep them a secret because everyone knows that *your* treacle mines produce a superior product to everyone else’s”.
Treacle puddin’ is a sponge-based dessert swimming in a small pond of warm treacle.
Hope this helps
Wink Wink nudge nudge. Know what I mean?
say no more…say no more…
Monte Python rules!!
It’s a flying circus here today!
has anyone seen Eddie Izzard’s set on the difference between cats and dogs from Unrepeatable? Everyone who likes Monty Python should check him out if they haven’t yet!
I just googled him….I’ll have to get one of his DVDs! I went to one site where it printed out his dialogue from his standup routine…very bizarre and very funny! Thanks Paige!
Yeah…you ever tasted snipe? You can only catch them at night, so they are rarely seen.
sure…I’m from a long line of “snipe hunters.” We hunt for them here in Iowa in the cornfields at night. All you need is a flashlight and a gunny sack and helpful “friends” who will chase them to you….just be patient, they’ll come and you can catch em in the sack… Is that the same kind of “snipe” hunting you do in SA, Rosie?
We have an animal in New Mexico similar to a snipe, it’s the rare and elusive Jackalope.
ah yes….the jackalope…..rare indeed! although I do not approve of hunting them…my friend has a jackalope head mounted on the wall in his rec room bar…so sad…not much meat on them I hear…
Tony, you said, Treacle is a sponge-based dessert. Is it anything like what we call Angel food cake here?
Roly Poly Pudding…or the Tale of Samuel Whiskers by Beatrix Potter. Two nasty rats catch Tom Kitten and decide to make a puddding of him. Cute lil Tom does get away.
Poly is a darling! Speckled belly!!
So cute! Makes me go all “Boo-Boo Kitty” awisn’thatthecutestlittlefluff?
BEEP on the tummy!
!!!!
**Idaho gov calls for wolf kill**
By JESSE HARLAN ALDERMAN, Associated Press Writer
Thu Jan 11, 10:46 PM ET
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho’s governor said Thursday he will support public hunts to kill all but 100 of the state’s gray wolves after the federal government strips them of protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter told The Associated Press that he wants hunters to kill about 550 gray wolves. That would leave about 100 wolves, or 10 packs, according to a population estimate by state wildlife officials.
The 100 surviving wolves would be the minimum before the animals could again be considered endangered.
“I’m prepared to bid for that first ticket to shoot a wolf myself,” Otter said earlier Thursday during a rally of about 300 hunters.
Otter complained that wolves are rapidly killing elk and other animals essential to Idaho’s multimillion-dollar hunting industry. The hunters, many wearing camouflage clothing and blaze-orange caps, applauded wildly during his comments.
Suzanne Stone, a spokeswoman for the advocacy group Defenders of Wildlife in Boise, said Otter’s proposal would return wolves to the verge of eradication.
“Essentially he has confirmed our worst fears for the state of Idaho: That this would be a political rather than a biological management of the wolf population,” Stone said. “There’s no economic or ecological reason for maintaining such low numbers. It’s simple persecution.”
Wolves were reintroduced to the northern Rocky Mountains a decade ago after being hunted to near-extinction. More than 1,200 now live in the region.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to start removing federal protections from gray wolves in Montana and Idaho in the next few weeks.
A plan drafted by Idaho’s wildlife agency calls for maintaining a minimum of 15 wolf packs — higher than Otter’s proposal of 10 packs.
Jeff Allen, a policy adviser for the state Office of Species Conservation, said 15 wolf packs would allow “a cushion” between the surviving wolf population and the minimum number that federal biologists would allow before the animals are again considered endangered.
Allen said Otter and state wildlife officials agree on wolf strategy and will be able to reach a consensus on specific numbers.
“You don’t want to be too close to 10 because all of a sudden when one (wolf) is hit by a car or taken in defense of property, you’re back on the list,” Allen said.
Butch Otter? ROFLMSMFAO!
struck me as rather funny, too, Tony…. an otter that’ll B*&*$ slap ya!
Umm…WHAT!?! They are killing those beautiful animals in order to give more people animals to kill!? Yeah, love to see Otter’s Karma.
We should send Mr. Otter on a snipe hunt, eh?
This is outrageous! Wolves are beautiful animals-and they mate for life, (unlike some human males!) take good care of their young (the “aunts & uncles” watch the pups while the parents hunt) and unless they are starving, sick, or attacked, prefer to leave humans alone. There is a great place called WolfHaven in WA state where you can even go howling with the wolves! http://www.wolfhaven.org
Shame on those folk in Idaho!
I am not going to judge a situation I know nothing about.
How sweet!
**The Talking Family**
With the early morning tea
Start the day’s debates.
Soon the Talking Family
Gathers, gravitates
To the largest room and bed,
That all may share in what is said.
All the Cats forgather too,
With a calm delight,
Tab and ginger, long-haired blue,
Seem to think it right
That they should share to some extent
In this early parliament.
Perhaps they only want a drink
(Which of course they get)
But myself I like to think
That the Cats are met
Because this animal rejoices
In the sound of human voices.
What they are we do not know,
Nor what they may become.
Perhaps the thoughts that ebb and flow
In a human home
May blow to brightness the small spark
They carry through the vasty dark.’
- “Perque pruinosas tulit irtequieta tenebras”. - Ovid.
Ruth Pitter (b. 1897)
Here is some funny stuff for Friday—(It helps if you are a Conan O’Brien fan—I adore him!)
**Conan O’Brien’s Quotanbles of the Week**
Britney Spears’s manager is denying reports that Britney passed out on New Year’s Eve and instead says she was exhausted and fell asleep after leading the New Year’s Eve countdown. When asked why she was so tired, Britney said: “Countin’ is hard!”
Toyota is developing a car with a new device that will automatically stop the car if the driver has had too much to drink. The device is called “oncoming traffic.”
The other day in Spain, a 67-year-old woman gave birth, making her the world’s oldest new mother. Reportedly the mother and baby are doing fine, but the doctor is still nauseous.
Yesterday, at the age of 90, Senator Robert Byrd was sworn in for the ninth time and shouted, “Praise Jesus!” In response, Jesus said, “See you in about 20 minutes.”
Spirit Airlines announced it is offering a flight from New York to Detroit for only five cents. Not only that, they’ll fly your body back for a dime.
Paris Hilton says she turned down plans for a life-size Paris Hilton sex doll even though they would have sold for $50,000 each. Paris said, “Why pay $50 grand to sleep with a look-alike when you can have the real thing for three drinks?”
Thanks for the funnies, Dee! I rarely stay awake long enough to watch him, but love his twisted humor!
I KNEW you would, CatRancher! Even though I’m not really into astrology, it sure is ironic that my 3 closest friends are Scorpio’s, and I find out you are one as well! (you remind me of them…) I love that Scorpio humor…
What about 2 Cancer kitty twins: One is a typical sweet loving Cancer kitty, but the other seems like a Gemini- he talks all the time and is CONSTANTLY getting into things!!
How funny! I knew I liked the stuff you posted. You can count me as another Scorpio that you know!
HAHAHA… three drinks? That much?
“Whatever it is, I didn’t do it.” FUZZ
“Unlike us, cats never outgrow their delight in cat capacities, nor do they settle finally for limitations. Cats, I think, live out their lives fulfilling their expectations. –Irving Townsend”
RUB MY TUMMY…go on, you know you want to!
EEEEK!!
**People Living Next To University Find White Rats In Toilets**
POSTED: 10:44 am PST January 11, 2007
TUCSON, Ariz. — Residents of a neighborhood next to the University of Arizona say small white rats have been swimming through sewer pipes and into their toilets.
Laura Hagen Fairbanks, spokeswoman for the county’s Wastewater Management Department, said she doesn’t know where the rodents come from, though they are the kind researchers use in labs.
University representatives note that the same type of rats are sold in pet stores as food for snakes and other animals.
George Humphrey, spokesman for the Arizona Health Sciences Center, said university researchers follow strict guidelines for their lab specimens. Lab rats are euthanized, then double-bagged in biowaste plastic bags before they are taken to Phoenix and cremated.
“There would be no evidence that these are connected to us, and I wouldn’t want that to become an urban myth,” Humphrey said.
Hagen Fairbanks said no one knows why the rats are f