- Black Bullets
Spherical, c3/4 ins diameter, boiled sugar sweets, of a very dark brown colour, strongly flavoured with mint.
- Carlin Peas or Brown Badgers
Black peas (Maple Peas or Pigeon Peas), boiled and then lightly fried in butter or beef fat, well seasoned. Eaten, or given away, a tradition during Lent, parti...
- Fish Cobbler
Flaked fish, as available, with onions in a white sauce, topped with small cheese scone rounds. Baked.
- King Cakes
Individual fruit cakes made with butter, currants, white wheatflour, sugar and egg yolk, flavoured with mace. Known since Moxon 1764.
- Lemon Buns
Now usually highly-glazed, yeast-raised round sweet white wheatflour buns made with egg and lemon.
- Matrimony Cake - North East Version
Form of party cake consisting of layers of pastry with currants between.
- North Country Tart
Open shortcrust base layered with raspberry jam and an egg, coconut and golden syrup mixture.
- Shrimp Paste
Shrimps, often with other seafood such as haddock and anchovy, cooked, ground to a paste and potted with sweet spices and cayenne, sealed with clarified butter.
- Stotty Cake
Large, round, white wheatflour rolls, often filled with ham, cheese etc.
- Stump
Carrot, swede and potato, boiled and mashed together with milk and butter. A supper dish served with bread. It is not clear if it is associated with Stump Pie.