The Buxton Pudding Co.

The Buxton Pudding Company is located in Derbyshire, England and Derbyshire more than any other county in England has so many more of these ancient recipes to offer. Each town and village in the county used to produce a cake, biscuit or dessert for special occasions throughout the year such as Christmas, Easter or the Summer Holidays.

“In 2013, a very good friend of ours found in the attic an old cookery book dating back to the reign of Queen Victoria. In it was a recipe for Buxton Pudding. Being a rather formidable lady, she demanded that I tried to make the pudding as she said that she would like to try a bit. So I made it!! However we were disappointed to find that the pudding was not as interesting or tasty as we thought it might be. But there was the basis of a great dish so with a few tiny adaptations, using almost all of the same ingredients as the Victorian recipe, we made our own variation and the Original Buxton Pudding was born.  The Original Buxton Pudding was very well received by customers in the throughout England who liked the idea of a Heritage recipe being re-born. In addition, they liked the fact that the pudding was hand-made and of course it tasted great too.”

“So, with such a wealth of old recipes and ideas in the country, we began to acquire old cookery books from specialist booksellers. All of the books that we have are fascinating and give an intriguing glimpse into, not only the dishes from the past, but also the way that people lived. Many contain cures for ailments such as cholera or even how to make your own shampoo.Presently, the oldest book that we have dates back to 1849 and when bought it was just a stack of loose pages. However it has been rebound and repaired and is now able to be read and enjoyed.”

-The Buxton Pudding Co.