ECBOLE A A digression B Proliferation of a flower axis C Type of
Banbury cake who am I?
As an aside, the local newspaper is called the
Banbury Cake. So let's hope Carl Macauley's Mariners are able to rise to the occasion.
In Swindon, the GWR heartland, his
Banbury cake and pork pie were "obviously stale".
Much of it is advertised as innocent-sounding "massages" or "home visits" in the local paper The
Banbury Cake and the freesheet WHY.
The version that developed in Shrewsbury was rather different, though it had links with the
Banbury cake, which also enclosed a curranty mixture in pastry.
Banbury cakes are oval-shaped and use shortcrust pastry while Godcakes use puff pastry and are easily distinguished by their triangular shape.
They were delicious - something like
Banbury Cakes.
One of the local bakers still bakes the famous
Banbury cakes. One bite is sufficient to say that you have tasted a Banbury cake--do not waste money on more than one.
The event, held in Banbury midway through last month, saw contestants having to choose the subject of their cries from three options: Banbury 1914, Banbury Cross and
Banbury Cakes, with John going for the latter.
Opinions differ on the definitive recipe, but some key ingredients differentiate the Eccles cake from similar products such as Chorley cakes and
Banbury cakes.
Swindon - always the GWR heartland - went down in infamy for it was there that Brunel consumed '
Banbury cakes and pork pies - obviously stale'.
Contestants had to choose the subject of their cries from three options: Banbury 1914, Banbury Cross and
Banbury Cakes, with John going for the latter.