Ok- this one is an odd recipe. My mum told me about this – when she was evacuated from Coventry during the war, she stayed …
Local Recipes
Westminster Fool
Ingredients Sack – an antiquated wine term referring to white fortified wine imported from mainland Spain or the Canary Islands. Use Sweet sherry (Oloroso) as …
Glengarry Flan
I found this recipe in an old 1930’s cookbook, and thought this is one to rescue. Line a shallow pie plate (7 1/2 inches across) …
Old Edinburgh Tart
I found this recipe as a hand-written note in my Mum’s cookbook. She’s never made it, but had copied it from somewhere a long time …
Cornish Pasty
For 4 good sized Cornish Pasties 500g strong bread flour 120g lard 25g cake margarine 5 gms salt 175 gms cold water Pastry Mix fat …
Everton Toffee
4 tablespoons water 100g/4oz butter 300g/12oz Demerara sugar 2 level tablespoons golden syrup 1 level tablespoon black treacle Put all ingrediants into pan, heat slowly, …
Irish Stew (Lamb)
I never tried this until meeting Deird & Denise. Denise used to cook a bucket of this at a time. Denise likes this cooked down, …
Yorkshire Puddings
There are two schools of thought on Yorkshire puddings- those who prefer the small individual puff-balls of puddings that blow up to be the size …
Eccles Cakes
1 pack of puff pastry- (ideally, 100% butter, no marg) 3 oz (75 g) butter 5 oz (150 g) soft brown sugar 5 oz (150 …