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There was pudding and Jell-O and cookies, pie filling and flour.

有布丁，果冻，饼干，馅饼填料和面粉。

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This custom could have arisen in poorer times, to provide a filling portion before the more expensive meat course; "Them that eat most pudding gets most meat" is the most common saying.

这个习俗源于过去贫困的年代，因为这样做可以在昂贵的肉食主菜上桌之前先垫一下肚子，所以当时盛行这样一句俗语：“布丁吃的最多的人也会吃下最多的肉”。

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