Poor Bens

[barry1010]

Remember? 

[nicebloke1]

I just looked at the ingredients to produce these. Its somewhat mind blowing that you would need so many just to make a sweet.

[Captain2]

These are what we northeners call barmcakes (muffins is an alternative word for them, used in a very narrow band between Bolton and Rochdale).

https://www.ghsheldon.co.uk/lancashire-oven-bottom-muffin/

[Captain2]

... and I've never heard of Poor Bens, either.

[Mozz71]

So Pontefract cakes then?

[bhg481]

Pontefract Cakes (we used to call them spanish buttons) are just liquorice, no aniseed, as I remember.

[barry1010]

Pontefract cakes i recall being flat and not gummy

[bhg481]

They're the ones, barry, soft liquorice about the size of a penny.

[Lie-in King]

I've never heard of Poor Bens & am not fond of liquorice.  Lynne introduced me to barms & she didn't appreciate me calling them rolls or baps 🤭

Cap'n, I often get the Sheldon's ones from Tesco.

[barry1010]

Don't get started on pikelets/crumpets