Pouding chômeur
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Pouding chômeur is a dessert of Quebec
origin. It was created by female factory workers in 1929 during the Great Depression
. The ‘unemployed pudding' is made from a mix of flour, water, brown sugar, maple syrup, and other cheap ingredients that were common during the era (Though stale bread was also commonly used as well when unemployment struck hard).
It is also called «pouding du chômeur» or «pouding au chômeur», sometimes with the anglicised spelling pudding.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
origin. It was created by female factory workers in 1929 during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. The ‘unemployed pudding' is made from a mix of flour, water, brown sugar, maple syrup, and other cheap ingredients that were common during the era (Though stale bread was also commonly used as well when unemployment struck hard).
It is also called «pouding du chômeur» or «pouding au chômeur», sometimes with the anglicised spelling pudding.