| the Pontefract Cake (aka Pomfret Cake, or Yorkshire Penny) with the imprint of Pontefract Castle has been around since 1614! Originally, they were only made in Pontefract (that's near Leeds). . . bad weather didn't matter too much because they used the liquorice root. And listen to this. . . liquorice is such a big deal in Pontefract, that there is now an annual Liquorice Festival celebrated! How cool is that?! Other bits of Pontefract Cake trivia: - Up to the 1960s all Pontefract Cakes were made by hand - A Pontefract Cake maker was known as a Caker or Thumper - In 1955 a caker was paid 4 pence a tray, with each tray holding 280 cakes |
