As a Yorkshire lass from way back now living in Australia I have just been shocked by a cooking programme from UK (master and servant) The servant purported to Yorkshire demonstrated how to make Yorkshire pudding. He used 8 eggs and one pint of milk, them cooked them in four muffin tins. I know that it is over forty years since I left Yorkshire but 8 eggs?

Hi Coral, Who was the cook? Obviously not a Yorkshireman, or certainly didn't learn the art of Yorkshire pud making from his granny! First heat the tins, with a little fat in the bottom of each tin. One egg, four heaped tablespoons of flour (a UK tablespoon is approximately 15 grams, so four heaped would be about 100 grams, but we don't use the scales, so guess), a pinch of salt and enough milk to make it coat the back of the spoon.  Pour batter into hot tins Tips - always use a metal spoon, as a wooden one just doesn't make it right somehow. - always use good beef dripping, not vegetable oil, in the tin - always make sure the fat is smoking hot before pouring the batter in, and get it back into the oven as fast as possible. - never open the oven door until Yorkshire puds are done Some people say use the batter straight away, whilst others say you should leave it to stand (covered) for half an hour. I let mine stand for a while. This is the way my granny used to make them, and they were always good. There are many other recipes, but basically the same. I have a glass door on the front of my oven, just so I can watch the Yorkshire puddings rise! Yorksgen 2012 starts today. Hope we will have some Yorkshire Puddings for supper tonight in York! Regards, Janice Wood ________________________________ From: Coral Thacker <Coral@xlr8ed.net> To: "yorksgen@rootsweb.com" <yorksgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 14 July 2012, 5:24 Subject: [YORKSGEN] Yorkshire pudding As a Yorkshire lass from way back now living in Australia I have just been shocked by a cooking programme from UK (master and servant)  The servant purported to Yorkshire demonstrated how to make Yorkshire pudding. He used 8 eggs and one pint of milk, them  cooked them in four muffin tins.  I know that it is over forty years since I left Yorkshire but 8 eggs? ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message