# Does no one else LIKE pudding skin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 31, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163 "2014-10-31T20:33:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/1 "2014-10-31T20:33:45Z")
Really?? It’s the best part of pudding. Real, cooked pudding. All yummy and chewy. As a child my brothers and I used to fight over who got the skin. So much so my mother switched over to pouring it into the individual dishes while hot so we each could have our OWN skin. And it wasn’t just a childhood thing. In fact, one time, long after I was grown and married and running my own household, I poured a batch of pudding into a jelly roll pan to cool – pretty much the entire batch was skin. Nirvanna! And yet every time I watch a cooking show they helpfully tell you to put plastic wrap onto the hot pudding to keep it from forming a skin. So sad for all those children who will never experience the true delight of pudding skin… ☹ ☹ :(☹ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/2 "2014-10-31T20:36:58Z")
I skim it off with my spoon and discard it. Otherwise It breaks up into lumps when the pudding is stirred. There’s nothing wrong with the skim. Its fine if someone likes the chewy texture. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/3 "2014-10-31T20:39:51Z")
Love it. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/4 "2014-10-31T20:51:32Z")
I used to eat a couple of bites, excavate the pudding underneath the skin scraping with a spoon, and save the skin for last. I haven’t had pudding in years, though I’ve made some excellent home-made ultra chocolate for those times when there’s nothing else dessertish in the house. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/5 "2014-10-31T20:54:58Z")
Yes, I love it. You’ve reminded me that it’s been way too long since I’ve made pudding. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/6 "2014-10-31T20:55:36Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I used to eat a couple of bites, excavate the pudding underneath the skin scraping with a spoon, and save the skin for last. I haven’t had pudding in years, … This. The skin is the best. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/7 "2014-10-31T20:57:52Z")
You’re bringing up memories of dessert at my paternal grandmother’s house-- She always made pudding, poured into these individual stem-cups, so each one would form a skin. It’s hard to say how much I like the skin itself, since it’s so tied up in happy memories. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/8 "2014-10-31T21:01:31Z")
My relatives always made the pudding in individual cups too. My grandmother liked a strong lemon flavored pudding. She started with the basic lemon pudding mix and added to it. Best lemon pudding I’ve ever had. I still smile when I see my wife pull out the double boiler pans. I know pudding will soon be made. ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/9 "2014-10-31T21:01:51Z")
These days, I don’t care whether there’s skin or not. But as a kid, I loved the skin: it was the best part! I had odd tastes as a kid, though. I remember buttering pancakes AFTER the syrup, because (a) the syrup soaked into the pancakes and (b) syrup mixed with butter was creamy rich sweety goodness. Now I don’t like it when the pancakes are sopping with syrup, and I can’t believe I liked anything as oversweet as butter mixed with syrup. I also used to prefer the gummy bit of old ice cream. No longer. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/10 "2014-10-31T21:01:53Z")
I don’t dislike it. I eat it with the rest of my pudding and enjoy it. Given a choice, I’d probably prefer that it be there, but I certainly wouldn’t fight over it. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/11 "2014-11-01T15:04:07Z")
I loved the skin. I also liked the rubber from the bottom of a bowl of Jello. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/12 "2014-11-01T15:21:51Z")
My favorite part! Ah, happy memories indeed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/13 "2014-11-01T15:37:46Z")
I love the skin. My wife hates it. Oh, well… ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/14 "2014-11-01T15:41:58Z")
“Oh, no! Don’t scrape the skin off! **THAT’S THE BEST PART!!!** ” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/15 "2014-11-01T15:42:37Z")
I had to spend a fortune on a dermatologust to clear up my pudding skin. I can’t see how anyone would want to live with that. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/16 "2014-11-01T15:49:59Z")
- Banana pudding Yeah it’s day old and bold baby So give me something funky with the skin on top Something funky, that’s what I got Something funky with the skin on top Something funky, that’s what I got\* “Banana Pudding”-Southern Culture on the Skids ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/17 "2014-11-01T15:53:00Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I had to spend a fortune on a **dermatologust** to clear up my pudding skin. Did he perform a **degustation**? :dubious: **AH HAHAHAHAHA!!!** 😛 ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/18 "2014-11-01T16:05:09Z")
> [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](#): > > I love the skin. > > My wife hates it. > > Oh, well… Hey, that should work fine: Jack Spratt and all that. 🙂 I am happy to learn so many discerning Dopers share my love of pudding skin. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/19 "2014-11-01T17:32:42Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I used to eat a couple of bites, excavate the pudding underneath the skin scraping with a spoon, and save the skin for last. I haven’t had pudding in years, though I’ve made some excellent home-made ultra chocolate for those times when there’s nothing else dessertish in the house. It’s been a very long time since I’ve had pudding that didn’t come premade in little plastic cups, but I used to do this too. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/20 "2014-11-01T19:09:24Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I skim it off with my spoon and discard it. Otherwise It breaks up into lumps when the pudding is stirred. > > There’s nothing wrong with the skim. Its fine if someone likes the chewy texture. You don’t stir the skin into the pudding. I always ate the skin off the top first, then ate the remaining pudding last. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163.md?page=2)