Goody (dessert)

This article is about dessert. For other uses, see Goody.
Goody
Alternative namesGoodie
TypePudding
Place of originIreland
Main ingredientsBread, milk, sugar, spices

Goody or goodie is an Irish dessert-like dish made by boiling bread in milk with sugar and spices. It is often given to children or older adults.[1][2] This dish is eaten on St. John's Eve where it would be prepared near the bonfires lit to celebrate.[3] A variation was prepared using milky tea to soak the bread.[4] This dish is also prepared by parents to give to children when they have an upset stomach.[5] Many children were given this during the 20th century as a treat in neighbours' houses or after school as a snack before dinner. It has nowadays been modified to suit the modern taste, by using cocoa powder and chocolate drops to sweeten.

  1. ^ Dolan, Terence Patrick (2006). A Dictionary of Hiberno-English. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 111. ISBN 9780717140398.
  2. ^ "Irish Food - Irish Cuisine - Food of Ireland". Archived from the original on 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2014-10-29.>
  3. ^ Mahon, Bríd (1998). Land of milk and honey : the story of traditional Irish food and drink. Dublin: Mercier Press. p. 132. ISBN 1-85635-210-2. OCLC 39935389.
  4. ^ Hickey, Margaret (2018). Ireland's green larder : the definitive history of Irish food and drink ([Paperback edition] ed.). London: Unbound. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-78352-799-1. OCLC 1085196202.
  5. ^ McMahon, Seán (2004). Brewer's dictionary of Irish phrase & fable. Jo O'Donoghue. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 341. ISBN 0-304-36334-0. OCLC 57213976.