The first puddings made by ancient cooks produced foods similar to sausages. Medieval puddings were mostly meat-based. 17th century English puddings were either savory (meat-based) or sweet (flour, nuts & sugar) and were typically boiled in special pudding bags. By the late 1700s traditional English puddings no longer included meat. 19th century puddings were still boiled but the finished product was more like cake. These puddings are still traditionally served at Christmas time.
3 cups cold milk
2 pkgs. JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
30 Glutino or Schar Vanilla Wafers
4 bananas, sliced
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. In a 2 quart serving bowl, arrange half of the wafers on the bottom and up the side. Top with layers of the banana slices and pudding. Repeat all layers. Top with COOL WHIP. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
