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Mulligatawny Soup Recipe
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Mushy Peas Recipe
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Cullen Skink (Scottish Smoked Fish Chowder) Recipe
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Chocolate-Covered Digestive Biscuits (McVities)
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Traditional British Baps Recipe
Shepherd's Pie in red casserole dish with one square portion removed
Classic, Savory Shepherd's Pie (With Beef and/or Lamb) Recipe
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English Bangers and Mash with Onion Gravy Recipe
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Scotch Broth Recipe
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Cumberland Sauce Recipe
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Queen of Puddings Recipe
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Cornish Pasty Recipe
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Tri-Tip Beef Roast With Shallot Jus Recipe
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Gentlemen's Relish Recipe
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Gordon Ramsay's Last Supper, Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding Recipe | Cook the Book
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Chicken and Leek Pie Recipe
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Scotch Woodcock (Creamy Scrambled Eggs and Anchovies on Toast) Recipe
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3 Delicious Recipes for Classic Fruit Fools
Smoked Salmon and Dill Tea Sandwiches Recipe
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Dill Yorkshire Puddings With Smoked Salmon and Horseradish Cream Recipe
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Crubeens and Cabbage Recipe
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Garlic- and Herb-Roasted Pork Loin With Crackling and Spiced Apple Chutney Recipe
British Fish Pie With Smoked Salmon, Shrimp, and Mashed Potatoes Recipe
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Lemon Poppyseed Scones Recipe
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Sticky Malt Loaf Recipe
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Coronation Chicken Recipe
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The Varnish's Milk Punch Recipe
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Shepherd's Pie Meatloaf With Parmesan Potato Crust and Stilton Sauce Recipe
Deviled kidneys on toast
Sunday Brunch: Deviled Kidneys on Toast Recipe
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Onion Bahji (Indian Onion Fritters) Recipe
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Arugula, Salmon, and Leek Tart Recipe
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Meyer Lemon Chess Pie Recipe
Dinner Tonight: Bubble and Squeak Recipe
How to Fall in Love With British Fish Pie
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Coddled Eggs With Marmite Mushrooms Recipe
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Gluten-Free Beer-Battered Fish Fry Recipe
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How to Bring Carr's Whole Wheat Crackers Home
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Lime Possets With Mint and Mango Fruit Salad Recipe
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Classic Pork Pie Recipe
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Turkey, Bacon, and Broccoli Rabe Shooter's-Style Sandwich Recipe
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Eccles Cakes (Stuffed Pastry with Brandy-Soaked Raisins) Recipe
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British Bites: Chicken and Leek Pie
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British Bites: Scotch Broth
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It's Pimm's O'Clock!
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How to Make Posset, the Egg-Free, Gelatin-Free, Starch-Free Pudding
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Drink Like the Old Days: How to Make The Varnish's Milk Punch
British Bites: Eccles Cakes
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British Bites: Gentlemen's Relish
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Your Guide to a Full English Breakfast (Fry-Up)
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Neeps, Tatties, and Haggis Galore: An Introduction to Burns Night
Jar of Marmite
Pantry Essentials: All About Marmite and Other Yeast Extracts
Pork pie
How the Humble Pork Pie Charmed the English
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Pantry Essentials: All About Mincemeat
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How to Make a Turkey, Bacon, and Broccoli Rabe Shooter's-Style Sandwich | The Food Lab