Dock Pudding

dock pudding a mixture of ‘dock’ (i.e. bistort, Polygonum bistorta), oatmeal, onions, and nettles, thickened with oatmeal and boiled together. There are those who profess to love it, and those who loathe it. It tastes something like a cross between spinach and asparagus. Once cooked, it is fried by the dollop or slice in plenty of old-fashioned, real, bacon fat to counteract the strong taste and green slimy consistency. When it has a crisp, fatty, salty outside, it is more palatable.