Welsh Ban on Yorkshire Parkin Cake

[sheddy]

OK, can I bake one in the breadmaker ?

 

[tom73]

"Parkin or perkin is a gingerbread cake traditionally made with oatmeal and black treacle, which originated in northern England. Often associated with Yorkshire, particularly the Leeds area..."

Well they are a funny lot in west yorkshire next you will be saying a teacake has fruit in it.

 

[welsh dragon]

OK, can I bake one in the breadmaker ?

Yes.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

OK, can I bake one in the breadmaker ?

Only if you own one

 

[welsh dragon]

Only if you own one

 

[tom73]

We have a bread maker it's called me I find best results are had by using an oven to bake things. I once tried but found I was not up to baking a whole one.

 

[perplexed]

I read the thread title and headed straight for my wardrobe.

I've now snapped my war-braces into place, donned my meanest looking flat cap and I've riled up the whippets into a frenzy.

I'm on a war footin' now...

 

[IBarrett]

I love Parkin and was surprised to find it isn’t available nationally. The nation is really missing out!
If Parkin isn’t a cake then what is it?

And obviously Tea Cakes have fruit in them. If you want tea cakes without fruit you just ask for plain tea cakes.

The world outside Yorkshire certainly is odd.

 

[classic33]

We have a bread maker it's called me I find best results are had by using an oven to bake things. I once tried but found I was not up to baking a whole one.

How'd you bake half a loaf?

 

[nickyboy]

I love Parkin and was surprised to find it isn’t available nationally. The nation is really missing out!
If Parkin isn’t a cake then what is it?

And obviously Tea Cakes have fruit in them. If you want tea cakes without fruit you just ask for plain tea cakes.

The world outside Yorkshire certainly is odd.

A tea cake without raisins in it is a bun. I know cos a toasted teacake is standard café stop food round here....and that includes Lancashire, Staffordshire, Cheshire...as well as Yerksha

 

[Threevok]

This is the M4 between Cardiff and Swansea, spotted this painted on the road, I didn't know they felt quite this strongly about parkin but there's the proof.

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That must be closer to Cardiff than Swansea - otherwise it would have been painted out with black paint and the words "Dim Parcio" sprayed in white above it

 

[tom73]

How'd you bake half a loaf?

Sat on it

 

[colly]

We, as a family, had a dog called Parkin. We got her on bonfire night and the kids named her because she was the colour of parkin cake.

17 years she was with us.

I'll post a pic if I can find one.
Edit:

 

[Pat "5mph"]

A tea cake without raisins in it is a bun.

Sorry, but here hot cross buns have raisins in them
As there are no other buns of any description apart from hot cross buns to be had, raisins must be normal
Tea cakes, on the other hand, are a biscuit base, chocolate covered, marshmallow dome

Nice that you're back @threebikesmcginty!

 

[classic33]

Sorry, but here hot cross buns have raisins in them
As there are no other buns of any description apart from hot cross buns to be had, raisins must be normal
Tea cakes, on the other hand, are a biscuit base, chocolate covered, marshmallow dome

Nice that you're back @threebikesmcginty!

Warburtons(Lancashire),