puddings

[davedee]

can anybody help me with this poser?
what is the traditional name given to a pudding made of pears and very thin toast, I know thin toast is called melba toast and I know there is a peach melba , but a pear melba? I don"t think so
many thanks for any help

[Cetti]

I've not heard of it either davedee, but this American recipe has all the ingredients you mentioned:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/story?id=131 1293

[ermintrude35]

...sounds like a pear charlotte to me....

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/pear-charlo tte,1966,RC.html