Great Fire of London (or Farynor) on Pudding Lane shortly after midnight on Sunday, 2 September, and spread rapidly west across the City of London. The major firefighting technique of the time was to create firebreaks by means of demolition; this was critically delayed owing to the indecisiveness of Lord Mayor of London Sir Thomas Bloodworth. By the time large-scale demolitions were ordered on Sunday night, the wind had already fanned the bakery fire into a firestorm that defeated such measures. The fire pushed north on Monday into the heart of the City. Order in the streets broke down as rumours arose of suspicious
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