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The 5^th of February is National Yorkshire Pudding day, a time to celebrate the traditional accompaniment to the roast dinner.

The first recorded recipe for the Yorkshire pudding is found in The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, written by Hannah Glasse in 1747. They have had a number of reincarnations since then.  They can be served with meat dripping, which gives them the name dripping, or batter, pudding. Perhaps the most identity-confused recipe ever, they were traditionally served as a starter before the meat but can also be served with jam and raisins as a dessert.  We enjoy ours with an Italian twist (recipe here).

Although early versions of the Yorkshire were flat, in 2008 the Royal Society of Chemistry attempted to regulate height by stating that a Yorkshire pudding must be more than 4 inches tall. A tip is to add beer to the batter if yours need a little help with rising.

Unlike Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb and the Cornish Pasty, the Yorkshire pudding has so far failed to gain EU protected geographical status which would associate it specifically with Yorkshire. The bid for the humble Yorkshire to gain protected food status was supported by the Real Yorkshire Pudding Company, based in Doncaster, and Aunt Bessie’s.

However you prefer your Yorkshire puds: crispy, tall, filled with gravy or stodgy, flat and covered in jam, have a happy National Yorkshire Pudding Day. Let’s get battered!