When is a pudding a pudding and not a dessert? This can be a vexing question to many, but to the English, a pudding feels homely while a dessert is generally more sophisticated.

Complete with information on the history of the dishes, delve into this collection of recipes to recreate a range of traditional sweet courses and sample new or familiar flavours that have remained popular for centuries.

Recipes include:

Eton Mess

Queen of Puddings

Damson Crumble

and more.