The Proof is in the Pudding

What it means

Judge something by how it turns out, not by how it was described.

Where it comes from

The original is the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and proof there means test, not evidence. The shortened version has quietly lost the word that made it make sense.

The puzzle it came from

The Proof is in the Pudding was the answer to the Phrasicle of December 18, 2025. The clue read The ____ is in the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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