Terrible news
The most interesting part of the article:
This article was amended on 14 August 2025. An earlier version included an image of the Portuguese version of the king cake. This has been replaced.
Dr Andrew Hann, a senior curator of history at English Heritage, said: “Sweet puddings are closely intertwined with British history and it would be a huge shame for them to die out. […] People are not generally making these sort of hot desserts but turning to things like ice-cream, yoghurts or fruit.”
In an attempt to reignite Britain’s love affair with puddings, English Heritage has introduced two new pudding-inspired ice-cream flavours to its sites.
So to combat the shift to ice cream their plan is to… make more ice cream?
I guess “ice” is the secret. You have to beat me dead to eat a hot dessert when I’ve dealt with the 6th heatwave this year. To COOK one? Gosh I haven’t turned the cooker on in this heat yet and I won’t. I’ll keep to salads and cold foods in general
Slow news day?
It IS August after all
I rarely bake because I don’t have time to, most of my time is spent at work, when I get home I don’t have the energy or time to make puddings. But I do buy them when i eat out and from the supermarket. The article seems to imply that these foods only exist if you make them at home.
I kind of assumed that shop bought was included in the stats, because i find it hard to believe that 2/3 of households are making a traditional pudding at least once per month!
I don’t want spotted dick to come to a sticky end.
If you want my spotted dick, you’ll have to pry it out of my warm, sticky hands.
Well, I won’t read the story since it’s a grauniad hostage link (pay us or accept cookies, yes I know reader mode. But principle!). But, except for perhaps treacle pudding. I’m really not that much of a fan myself. So, I won’t mourn too much.
But, I thought they would be referring to the older more savoury puddings. I was never too much of a fan of those at all.
If restaurants could stop serving sticky toffee with ice cream and serve it with custard the way it should be, that’d be grand
I’ll eat your puddings.
