The Origin Of 'Proof Is In The Pudding'

from National Public Radio

In a commentary this week on Morning Edition, Frank Deford said the "proof is in the pudding." A listener wrote in to say that keeping proof in a pudding would be messy. The original proverb is: The proof of the pudding is in the eating. And what it meant was that you had to try out food to know whether it was good.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, August 24, 2012