Have you heard of parkin? ie the dessert?

i was trying to explain to boyfriend last night what parkin is, ie the bonfire night dessert, we used to have it at school dinners with custard (yummy). he said that hes been alive for 37 years and has never heard of it... he reckons i'm making it up... please tell me if you've heard of it too...

Have you heard of parkin? ie the dessert?microsoft

yep a traditionally welsh desert...my grandma always used to make it for us when we went to visit

Have you heard of parkin? ie the dessert?microsoft access internet explorer

Parkin is very popular in the North of England, Blackpool Lancaster sort of way. It is like a ginger cake and is very often served as a dessert with icecream or custard. It 's lovely.
It does exist Gina, its really popular up here in yorkshire.
Parkin is like a ginger cake and is tradionally eaten on bonfire night. Here is a recipe if you fancy making it yourself

.225g (8oz) Plain Flour

225g (8oz) Medium Oatmeal

110g (4oz) Lard or Margarine

110g (4oz) Golden Syrup

110g (4oz) Black Treacle

110g 4oz Sugar

1 Egg, beaten

4 tsp Ground Ginger

1 tsp Ground Cinnamon (optional)

1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda

Pinch Salt

Pre-heat oven to 170掳C: 325掳F: Gas 3.

Grease and line a square baking tin with buttered greaseproof paper.

Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger, salt and cinnamon (if used).

Add the oats and sugar, mix lightly.

Gently rub in the lard or margarine.

Stir in the beaten egg.

Gently warm the syrup and treacle, so that they can be easily poured.

Make a well in the centre of the mixture and add the syrup and treacle.

Mix thoroughly.

Pour the mixture into the prepared baking tin.

Bake for 45-60 minutes or until firm and cooked.

Allow to cool for at 15-20 minutes before removing from the tin.

Cut into squares, keep in an airtight tin for 24 hours before serving.
Parkin is lovely, my mum bakes it from time to time. When she asks if I want any, I always say I have parkin space.
Yep, it's being served up at my local pub at their Guy Fawkes night bonfire and firework display on Monday November 5th. Come along and let him try some. Entrance is free to the display , however you need to pay for the food and drink. Starts at 5.30pm.
Yeah my mum bakes Parkin, yummy sticky ginger cake : )
I live in the north of the UK and we never had ginger bread or ginger cake it was always called parkin.
my mum used to make it for bonfire night, she would cut it into squares, we would eat it like cake