Thanks, Roger, but it's not a pudding. Rather, it consists of ground almonds, honey, spices, and a secret ingredient--rolled into balls. I may have found the recipe in an out-of-print pamphlet published in Brighton UK, perhaps by a press better known for the poetry they published. Barry On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:03:02 +0100, Roger Collett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Perhaps you are thinking of Halwa a very sticky sweet pudding. > >Roger > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Barry Alpert" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 3:58 PM >Subject: Re: pat snap ___:*:*:*:*:___Wednesday, 30 March 2011 > > >Patrick, > >I don't know about coffee with sugar and brandy. Maybe you can learn how to prepare a special >Indian sweet for which I used to have a recipe (which I then adapted). Perhaps I'm accurate >when I remember the name as alwa, but Google isn't helpful. > >Barry > > >On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:54:43 +0100, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>SNAP (30-3-11) >> >>Snap! >>wednesday snap! >>poetryetc snap snap! >>where is my snap? >>where is that >>bloody muse? >>where has >>she got to? >>is she still out >>on the tiles again? >>tempting some >>young hunky >>handsome poet? >>but I think >>that I hear >>her creeping back >>slinkily at last >>perhaps I should >>make her a stong >>cup of coffee >>with plenty of >>sugar! >>and maybe a >>drop of brandy? >> >>pmcmanus >>q807