The National Trust joins fight to save the great British pud 




20 September 2012

The National Trust has announced it is backing a Government Minister's call
to save the great British pudding. 

After being appointed in a recent cabinet reshuffle, Environment Secretary
Owen Paterson urged people to be patriotic with their puddings, choosing
traditional British recipes over foreign imports. In an interview with
Farmers Weekly, Paterson said: "There is a huge dessert deficit in this
country. We have a huge opportunity to replace imported desserts with
desserts made here."

He encouraged diners to swap desserts such as crème brulee and panna cotta,
which use imported dairy products, for traditional favourites like apple
crumble, treacle tart and spotted dick. 

The news comes as the National Trust prepares to launch its autumn pudding
campaign, with free puddings throughout the month of October with every
lunchtime meal purchased in its selected cafes and restaurants. 

The flavour of the month will be great British puddings, all made from
seasonal ingredients - a reminder to visitors at National Trust places just
how good a British pud can be.

A recent National Trust online poll of people's favourite autumn puddings
found that dishes using seasonal ingredients remained the popular first
choice, despite the modern trend of year-round food availability using
foreign imports*.

Clive Goudercourt, Development Chef for the National Trust, said: "We pride
ourselves on baking our own food using the best of British ingredients, many
grown on National Trust estates and farms. 

"We hope our delicious, home-cooked puddings will inspire people to choose
traditional recipes and celebrate Britain's best food across the seasons."

Clive added: "British, seasonal food is tastier, fresher and more
nutritious. It is better value, better for the environment and better for
your wallet."

Delicious examples of fresh autumn food can be enjoyed for free when
customers spend over £5.75 on a main lunchtime meal at over 100 National
Trust locations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

To find out more about this offer, and to download free recipes to help save
the Great British pud, visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/pudding and download a
voucher (offer is valid from Monday 1st October until Wednesday 31st October
2012).

There’s also the chance to walk off those autumn puddings on a Great British
Walk with the National Trust. Visit
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/greatbritishwalk for more information and to
download hundreds of free walking routes.

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