A fascinating insight into food history and cooking methods-- Comfort food at its finest -- a stoutly British riposte to the ricotta-riddled market-- A timely new edition of a modern cookery classicDelicious puddings - pies, trifles, flummeries, molds, tarts, jellies and ices - have been a mainstay of British cooking for centuries.This collection of established favorites and unusual recipes traces the history of the traditional pudding from the earliest medieval spiced jellies through the elaborate pies of the Elizabethans and Stuarts, the elegant syllabubs and custards of the Georgians, to the substantial puddings of the Victorians.