# 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:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/41 "2014-11-04T14:49:22Z")
Gah! What is _with_ you people? Pudding skin is the crap we had to put up with until technology advanced enough that we didn’t have to break through the “hippo snot” to get to the creamy pudding goodness. It is not a desirable pudding by-product, nay, it is a bit of waste product that should be discarded with the (equally as edible) box the pudding came in. Do you all make your coffee over a fire pit, and filter the grounds in your teeth, and call people who use filters “philistines”? Then why use 19th century methodology to make pudding? Plastic wrap, people! You don’t have to feed your children instant pudding to avoid the skin of evil! ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/42 "2014-11-04T15:05:53Z")
It’s gross Pudding isn’t supposed to be chewy ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/43 "2014-11-04T15:17:06Z")
Chocolate was always my favorite flavor. Then one day I tried Butterscotch. That was just as good. IMO, the skin is great on both of them. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/44 "2014-11-04T15:25:27Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Gah! What is _with_ you people? Pudding skin is the crap we had to put up with until technology advanced enough that we didn’t have to break through the “hippo snot” to get to the creamy pudding goodness. It is not a desirable pudding by-product, nay, it is a bit of waste product that should be discarded with the (equally as edible) box the pudding came in. > > Do you all make your coffee over a fire pit, and filter the grounds in your teeth, and call people who use filters “philistines”? Then why use 19th century methodology to make pudding? > > Plastic wrap, people! You don’t have to feed your children instant pudding to avoid the skin of evil! I’ll bet [this](http://johnlarroquetteproject.com/2004/07/27/wondersponge/) is your idea of a sandwich, too! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/45 "2014-11-04T15:50:56Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > I’ll bet [this](http://johnlarroquetteproject.com/2004/07/27/wondersponge/) is your idea of a sandwich, too! I like bread crusts fine. Now, if you’d shown a picture of a sandwich which was made with two heels, then you would understand how pudding skin is viewed by right-thinking peoples. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/46 "2014-11-04T17:40:24Z")
I like pudding skin. Its a benefit of … not only working in hospitals with cafeterias, but also working in care homes. Lots of home-made pudding with skin. But this tribute to pudding skin reminded me of a book of short stories I read when I was probably 11 or 12. The story “Chocolate Pudding” was my favourite. [Dear Bill, Remember Me? and other stories.](http://www.amazon.ca/DEAR-BILL-REMEMBER-Norma-Mazer/dp/0440917492) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/47 "2014-11-05T20:21:57Z")
> [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](#): > > :smack: Dang. Glad you mentioned that, because I _love_ custard skin and would have tried to do exactly that. > > I wonder if that means that the best solution would be a high, deep container instead? I can’t think of anything that would work though: vases aren’t generally heat-resistant, and all my pots are more wide than tall. [Soup-style thermoses](http://www.thermos.com/products/vacuum-insulated-food-jar-with-carabiner-carry-loop.aspx)? (aka vacuum flasks) > [@PSXer](#): > > It’s gross > > Pudding isn’t supposed to be chewy If it’s chewy, you didn’t eat it soon enough. Not that chewy would be bad, necessarily. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/48 "2014-11-07T12:40:32Z")
There’s only so much protein in the milk to make the skin. So I’d suggest trying that skim milk they add a bunch of protein to to make it as thick as 2%. That should help you maximize the skin. Of course, that’s assuming pudding works well with low-fat milk. I’ve never actually made pudding–just had it made by others. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/49 "2014-11-07T14:01:13Z")
I love pudding skin. It’s a fine art, cooling it in a shallow enough dish that you get maximum skin, without losing it altogether, which is the tragedy **Mangetout** experienced. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/50 "2014-11-07T14:29:21Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I’m having visions of a Seinfeld-muffin-top-type eatery that only serves pudding skin (and throws the rest away). Actually there was a Seinfeld episode that dealt with pudding skin. Specifically, George would wrap the skin in plastic wrap and carry them around as a snack called “pudding skin singles”. ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/51 "2014-11-07T18:33:56Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > … It breaks up into lumps when the pudding is stirred. Stirring pudding is just plain wrong. Don’t get me wrong: I’m a big stirrer. I stir up yogurt or sour cream to make it a nice smooth creamy texture. But stirring pudding just ruins the texture! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/52 "2014-11-08T02:18:45Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Actually there was a Seinfeld episode that dealt with pudding skin. Specifically, George would wrap the skin in plastic wrap and carry them around as a snack called “pudding skin singles”. Well, I know where _ **I’m** _ going to be for the next couple of days–looking for that episode. Thanks for the tip, **muldoonthief**. ---
**Author:** ![captainobvious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@captainobvious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainobvious)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/53 "2014-11-08T07:52:03Z")
Can someone kindly confirm that this is about pudding skin (whatever that may be) and not about skin pudding (which has an obvious if distastefully clear meaning)? ---
**Author:** ![NannaM114](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc29f/32.png) [@NannaM114](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NannaM114)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/54 "2016-12-15T23:17:27Z")
I just made a batch of cook and serve chocolate pudding. I prefer my pudding still warm. What makes the pudding skin taste even richer than the pudding? I love it so much that I savor the first one, then let it set up again for another! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163/55 "2016-12-16T00:45:31Z")
I’m a skin man, too, but not zombie skin. In fact, if it’s got some kind of crust, I’m going to fight to get it for myself. The end piece is usually the best (if not overcooked). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163.md?page=2)