Hearty Cottage Pie

Queen's Jubilee Cake

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CELEBRATING OUR BRITISH HERITAGE...

COTTAGE PIE: The name "cottage pie" was first used at the end of the 18th century. It was around that time that the poorer people of Britain, people who lived in cottages in the country, started using potatoes as an everyday food. Originally, a pie made with 

any kind of meat and a potato topping was called a "cottage pie".

JUBILEE CAKE: Enriched with dates and walnuts, and topped with its broiled butterscotch-coconut icing, Queen Elizabeth Cake was a snacking mainstay in Britain during the ‘50s and ‘60s.  Its origins are somewhat debatable, but the recipe’s use of dates hints at Depression or Wartime origins. Dried fruit was an economical way to add richness and sweetness without extra eggs, sugar, and butter which could be difficult to come by.