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The story of Britain's oldest sweet, the Pontefract Cake (2019)

by thomassmith65 on 3/31/2026, 4:11:58 PM

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20190710-the-strange-story-of-britains-oldest-sweet

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by: justin66

It's deliberately unappetising. The holy grail is hidden inside.

4/2/2026, 12:00:19 PM


by: sandworm101

An "sweet" made out of rotten roots, which tastes like medicine and is sticky enough to pull out fillings ... sounds like an english recipe to me.

4/2/2026, 10:50:50 AM