... myself casually mentioning to my German friend that, amongst various things that had happened in the pub in the adjacent village last night, I had met the District Nurse and she had given me spotted dick.
I mentioned this as the German is an unwilling participant in an unofficial rhubarb crumble/pie competition that I am running between the various people that I supply with the raw material and finished product samples that I receive in return.
The instant look of appalled puzzlement required a quick explanation of the term, as used in this context.
To be fair, she was probably less appalled than her sister (a doctor) was when someone here told her that he thought he had a dose - this meaning to have the start of a cold here, not quite what it would mean on the island to the east...
