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"ZWT6 - Great Britain"

Ingredients: eggs, mild cheddar cheese...

"The Victoria Sandwich is the quintessential English cake, conjuring up images of old England and afternoon tea. It's always been a favourite in cake baking competitions and is even used by manufacturers to test new cookers.This is one of the recipes that I use when I make my Victoria Sandwich sponge cake - the other method is posted at the end of..."

Ingredients: double cream, eggs...

"Working class,poor mans food usually made from leftovers,now sold in British restaurants,hotels and cafe's as a "special",Bubble&Squeak has a fond place in British hearts amongst the 40 odds+ for breakfast,it's nothing special,just very,very tasty,and don't,please,not ever,use instant potato mixes,they just do not work!"

Ingredients: pepper, onions, potatoes...

"Possibly the most famous of all English dishes, traditionally served for the "big" family meal of the week, Sunday Lunch. First a little about the Yorkshire Pudding. Different areas of England cook, serve and eat this in totally different ways. No single way is 'right' nor 'wrong'. It depends upon your family tradition and..."

Ingredients: pepper, cooking oil...

"These quirkily named "Pigs in Blankets" are the traditional British accompaniment to the Christmas roast turkey dinner - we call them "Trimmings". You will often see pubs, restaurants and hotels advertising Christmas Dinner with ALL the trimmings - these will be part of those trimmings that they mention! We can eat these with NO..."

Ingredients: streaky bacon, sausages...

"The salad cream that most of us in the UK know, love and use was invented by Heinz in 1914 and was very popular with working classes; a truly socialist salad dressing if you will. However, its popularity waned in the latter part of the century, with the arrival of the decadent mayonnaise, flaunting its Continental French and Spanish roots and pushing..."

Ingredients: pepper, Dijon mustard, eggs...

"Scotch eggs are marvelous for travelers or picnickers! Take some spring onions to go with them and, if you've got plates, some chutney or mustard, for dipping. This recipe is taken from Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course."

Ingredients: chives, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"From Celtic Cookery by Iris Price Jones.
"Many of us are tempted to nibble at a cake freshly hot from the oven, but this is the one that is intended to be eaten hot. It is called Cacen Boeth, literally Hot Cake."

My Welsh mother-in-law adores this cake. It isn't a sweet cake, just slightly sweet. It is a little like a..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, salt...

"In modern times, Michaelmas is celebrated on September 29. During the Middle Ages, Michaelmas was a great religious feast and many popular traditions grew up around the day, which coincided with the harvest in much of western Europe. Traditionally a goose was cooked for the feast and then it's carcass was used to make the broth, which was then..."

Ingredients: oatmeal, onions, salt & pepper...

"Delicate pink shrimps nestled in spiced butter that are packed into earthenware pots, and sealed with golden clarified butter - quintessential British fare that is tinged with timeless elegance of an old-fashioned Seaside teatime treat!
Although Morecambe Bay in the North West of England is most famous for its potted shrimps, I remember these..."

Ingredients: shrimp, ground mace...

"An old-fashioned treat, this is a fabulous way to use up left over ham, although I have also put some freshly cooked ham aside especially for this when I have baked a ham for Christmas, Easter or another special occasion. The ham is finely minced and mixed through with old-fashioned spices and butter, and it keeps for several weeks in a cool place...."

Ingredients: cooked ham, ground mace...