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Author on the hunt for local recipes

The author of North East cookery book Stotty ’n’ Spice Cake has launched a competition to help him uncover local recipes named after regional towns and villages. In the course of his research and as part of the ‘Wor Language’ project – an exploration of local dialect – local historian Bill Griffiths came across an unusual recipe called ‘Wylam Pudding’. This discovery sparked his imagination, and he is now on the trail of other dishes named after places in the North East. He is also interested in learning about entirely new and made up recipes – so long as they’re named after a local town or village.

Bill said: “I’m hoping the good people of the North East can help me with my quest to find dishes named after places. Local recipes that ought to have been named after where you live are also eligible, and so are new invented recipes, providing you name them after somewhere in the region. Savouries, sweets, seafood, salads - all are welcome!”

The winning recipe will be included in the next edition of Stotty ’n’ Spice Cake, and there is also a small cash prize on offer. For details on how to enter, email er.books@northumbria.ac.uk or visit www.worlanguage.co.uk.

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