Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumbles
At the end of the 17th century a French travel writer who crossed the Channel was clearly impressed by the sweet, comforting treats offered to him, declaring with relish: “Ah! What an excellent thing is an English pudding!”
More than three centuries on, English Heritage has sounded the alarm that the good old British pudding is facing extinction.
Research from the charity suggests two-thirds of households in England, Wales and Scotland make puddings only once a month or less, while a third never bake or boil or steam one.
English Heritage warned that if nothing was done to stem the tide, the great British pudding will not exist in 50 years.
