Kendal Mint Cake
If you've been with us for a while then you'll know we've wanted to dabble in regional or particularly historic foods for a while now, so when we saw Kendal Mint Cake at Knightshayes Court during our visit a few weeks ago we couldn't resist the opportunity presented to us. It isn't often seen down our way to be honest, and while acutely aware of it through various references like Robin in Young Dracula, we had no idea what it actually was other than it was something minty. Through research we've found that there are actually only three manufacturers of the sweet treat, but we also know the story behind how it came to be. Apparently it was an accident, that part is consistent, but there are two versions on what led to the accident which later became the treat. Version one goes that in 1869 Joseph Wiper, a confectioner from Kendal, was making a batch of glacier mints which were a popular sweet for his company. However, for some reason or another he l...
