Throdkin is a traditional breakfast food of
the Fylde
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,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
, England. There are different preparations but all are made from oatmeal and bacon fat.
Description
One recipe calls for a pound of oatmeal mixed with some bacon fat to create a dough the consistency of pastry. The dough is then shaped into a brick shape and baked, often with a strip of bacon on top.
Another version consists of a dough of
oatmeal and water pressed into a pie plate, topped with pieces of fat
bacon, and baked. It was cut into wedges tart-style for serving
The throdkin could also be baked and then fried in bacon fat.
There is a sweet variety from
Blackpool which incorporates
currants.
History
It is listed, with an earliest instance in 1837, by
Joseph Wright Joseph Wright may refer to:
*Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797), English painter
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in his 1905
The English Dialect Dictionary
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See also
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British cuisine
References
Other sources
* Kirk, Edward (3 January 1876), ''
Manchester Guardian'', quoted in
Nodal, John Howard & Milner, George (1875
"A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect", p.262 Manchester:
Alexander Ireland & Co.
English cuisine
Bacon dishes
Lancashire cuisine
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