My grandpa and grandma came from Wigan to St Helens around 1901 so have something in common. there are large differences in around the various areas in St Helens. My other grandmama was posh she came from Chester and her cooking was totally different. I developed my own way of doing things using both of their recipes but changing them to suit my budget or whatever affected my choice on a particular day. We used to do potato, bacon, onions in layers with a cheese topping (if we had any that is) I was a child through WW2 and we had to invent recipes then as well. Eileen.