Tatie Cake Postcard c1910
Known from local reports, and a poem published in 'The Cornishman' - Thursday 09 March 1933, part of which goes:
We're married now and quite contented,
Never have a row
We have a poultry farm near Truro,
Three acres and a cow.
She's good at making leeky pasties,
Tatie cake and jam,
I don't regret for marrying Jennie
I am a happy man.
Original Receipt from 'Good Things in England' by Florence White (White 1932)Cornish Potato Cake
Ingredients
Boiled potatoes 6
flour 1½ lb.
dripping ½ lb.
currants ½ lb.
egg 1
milk ¼ pint (4 oz.)
cream of tartar 1 teaspoonful
bicarbonate soda ½ teaspoonful.
Method
Rub the dripping into the flour.
Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix well.
Mash the potatoes and mix them in.
Make into a dough with the egg and milk.
Roll out one inch thick and bake till brown.