I'm just an old fashioned girl with an old fashioned mind. Not sophisticated; I'm the sweet and simple kind just like old-fashioned Banana pudding should be! City Pig BBQ in Fort Worth, Texas guarantees their pudding to taste just like momma's! Well, ladies and gents, let me say...momma would be proud! The sanctity here is that it is old-fashioned at its best. Forget the hoity toity type custard that uses those fancy Lady Finger biscuits in place of wafers; why, frankly that's gawd-awfully appalling and just plain rubbish! Ah...and please dissect the ones made out of that instant pudding box...ugh! This banana pudding was the real deal with a dollop of southern charm. The luscious custard mingling with banana slices infused with vanilla, sweet milk and mushy wafers underneath a crown of fluffy-browned meringue took me back to visions of a Southern belle sitting beneath a fragrant Magnolia tree, fanning herself precociously pretending to faint ever so lightly until some gentleman aided in keeping her glucose level steady by offering her a sweet treat. "Why yessir", I would I mean, she would say. "I do believe another helping of that pudding will suit me just fine." The tease of a small serving left me yearning for a few more bites. Lesson learned. I am reminded that next time I shall act helpless and confused when it's to my advantage; never let them know how clever and capable I really am...and then I shall get that good ole fashioned fix!
