We enjoyed another outing yesterday. Our Berkshire daughter is now staying with us for a few weeks. Our drive over to Bakewell to meet up with our son, wife and grandson was scenic as usual, but quite misty in places. There was a slight drizzle which is called 'mizzle' here, being a combination of mist and drizzly rain. However, by the time we got to Bakewell it had cleared and we had a good chat over a tasty lunch. Our son went off to queue up with the usual face covering involved to get a couple of Bakewell Puddings and I had a quick wander by the river and then took a short cut through some beautiful public gardens to get a photo of the parish church, All Saints. I didn't linger as the family were waiting back at a car park, but it was good to be back in Bakewell again.
The Bakewell Pudding: Bakewell claims to be the home of the authentic Bakewell Pudding. The recipe was originally something of an accidental invention of the 1860s. A visitor to the Rutland Arms (then called The White Horse Inn) ordered a strawberry tart, but the one that the cook made was enjoyed by the guest and later it started to be sold in The Old Bakewell Pudding Shop. Ingredients include puff pastry, raspberry jam and a paste made from almonds. The Bakewell Tart that has icing and cherries on the top is a variation, but we shall enjoy the traditional Bakewell Pudding (pictured above) with a cup of tea today.
Thank you for your visit. I hope you have a good week.