Banoffee pie, bread and butter pudding, crumble

Growing up in the Republic of Ireland, I think I developed a healthy scepticism towards British culture.

I would not mind, for instance, if jellied eels faded out of culinary existence. And don’t even get me started on the weird rules Parliament seems to uphold for no reason besides “tradition”.

So when I read English Heritage’s claim – that British desserts, from steamed puddings to (gasp) crumble – might be on their way out, I trust you understand my horror was not couched in sentimentality.

Dr Andrew Hann, the charity’s senior history curator, noted that fewer and fewer households make puddings multiple times a week compared to those in the ’70s (based on data collected by YouGov).

“If this decline continues, we can expect the classic........

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