locale: South West

A Pasteurised cow's milk cheese in large rounds with a thick powdery rind. Matured for c2 months. Near-white, semi-hard, crumbly and salty.

Cider distilled to c40% alcohol and matured in wooden barrels. Known at least since the 17th century, there are currently at least two commercial producers, and...

Soda-raised sweet cake made with cider, usually including sweet spice and often apples.

'Devonshire Dairy' milk cart at Greenwich, 1884

Stewed leeks and bacon under a shortcrust paste with a hole. When near-cooked, whole egg and cream poured in to form a custard.

Pie with filling of chopped calf or pig intestines and tripes, usually with onion and sometimes with cream and root vegetables (Hartley 1954). The name is well-...

Tube of soda-raised white wheatflour suet pastry with filling of sausagemeat, onions and sliced potato. Steamed.

Sweet, butter-rich leavened white bread, made with milk and formed into small balls. Baked, and often sprinkled with sugar. Served cold split in half and filled...

Wassail at Thatchers Cider