London two months. The fortifications failed their only test when the New Model Army entered London in 1647, and they were levelled by Parliament the same year. London was plagued by disease in the early 17th century, culminating in the Great Plague of 1665–1666, which killed up to 100,000 people, or a fifth of the population. The Great Fire of London broke out in 1666 in Pudding Lane in the city and quickly swept through the wooden buildings. Rebuilding took over ten years and was supervised by Robert Hooke as Surveyor of London. In 1708 Christopher Wren's masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral
Corn pudding sometimes served as a Thanksgiving dish. Pudding corn is not to be confused with hasty pudding, which is typically made from ground corn, rather than whole kernel corn. Corn pudding Corn pudding (a.k.a. "pudding corn, puddin' corn, hoppy glop, spoonbread") is a gelatinous food product prepared from stewed corn, water, any of various thickening agents, and optional additional flavoring or texturing ingredients. It is typically used as a food staple in rural communities in the Southern United States, especially in Appalachia. Corn pudding has sometimes been prepared using "green corn", which refers to immature ears of corn that have not