1. A popover is an Americanized version of Yorkshire Pudding.
2. In American Food (1974), author Evan Jones writes: "Settlers from Maine who founded Portland, Oregon Americanized the pudding from Yorkshire by cooking the batter in custard cups lubricated with drippings from the roasting beef (or sometimes pork); another modification was the use of garlic, and, frequently, herbs. The result is called Portland popover pudding: individual balloons of crusty meat-flavored pastry." (found on Wikipedia).
3. They actually DO popover!
As much as eggy pudding things usually worry me, I was excited about the popovers because they smelled damn good baking in the oven. Alex was very worried. He was certain he would hate the popovers.
Alex protested throughout eating the popover, of which he made it halfway through. His conclusion: "It tastes like underdone french toast. And I don't like french toast." After the old college try, he said "no" repeatedly and then threw his popover away. I ate all of my popover and will definitely finish off the rest. They are yummy. Here is the finished product, with lemon juice and sugar on top.
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