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But what of the Old Red House? Kirsten Elliott – in her excellent book The Ghost Signs of Bath– tells us that “In Rivers Street, there is a relic of an old established Bath business which some readers may still recall – the Old Red House Bakery. Cut the rolled dough into circular shapes that are about 8 cm in diameter. Place them on wetter oven trays. In 'Rebecca' the narrator "steals" six Bath Olivers from the dining room sideboard before exploring Manderley by herself for the first time. An often-forgotten food from Bath’s past no longer made in the city but still made by other butchers in the South West – pork tongue wrapped in pork cheek, marinated in brine with a herbal concoction for around two weeks, then baked and rolled in breadcrumbs. Very rich, but good in sandwiches, and best cooked on the griddle then loaded onto some fresh bread with apple chutney. Is it possible that Bath Olivers can be cancelled without warning? Isn’t there legislation to prevent national tragedies like this. It’s as if Big Ben had toppled over and no one spotted it. Except of course, we have. I have.According to legend, Sally Lunn, a Huguenot refugee, arrived in Bath in 1680 and started work with a baker in Lilliput Alley (now North Parade Passage). Sally introduced the baker to her light, airy, brioche-style bun, which soon became popular at the public breakfasts and afternoon teas that were fashionable at the time. The recipe for the bun is still a closely guarded secret today and is mentioned in the deeds of Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House and Museum, one of the oldest houses in Bath that features a kitchen museum in the basement and a characterful restaurant on three floors. The Sally Lunn bun is famous across the world and incredibly popular with visitors. You simply can't leave Bath without sampling a taste of Sally's wares! Bath Bun

Getting ready • Sprinkle the yeast onto the warm water and leave to soften. Heat together the butter, milk and salt until the butter melts, pour into a large mixing bowl and set aside until it is just lukewarm. The Bath Oliver has appeared in countless stories and period dramas. Perhaps most famously, poet Ezra Pound speaks in Hugh Kenner’s The Pound Era thusly:For my daily exercise, I walked into the city centre from my home in Combe Park and took the two attached pictures at 10.30 am when I should have been doing the ‘call-in’! Pladis said that with staff shortages caused by coronavirus it had been forced to prioritise its production lines, leading to a halt for Bath Olivers. As I have said above, it is my personal belief that United Biscuits will continue the production of Bath Oliver biscuits shortly. However, the news that such iconic biscuits would no longer be produced was not met well by the English public. The news was quite discouraging, with some media outlets, primarily the British Telegraphcalling the discontinuation of the Bath Oliver biscuits "a national tragedy." Per their words, the Bath Oliver biscuits were the last "symbol of decency and old-fashioned values." It is with a heavy heart, dear reader, that we must inform you that the divine Bath Oliver has been discontinued without even the dignity of a press release.

In the end, you can take the leftover dough and turn it into small, irregular pieces and bake them along with the biscuits. He prescribed his patients to drink up to 60 cups of thermal water per day, but to offset the taste, encouraged them to also eat the buns. They often preferred the buns to the water, so he ended up dealing with different issues altogether!We call upon you for a full boycott of United Biscuit products. Not a crumb shall touch our mouths until we see our anointed biscuit returned. A partial list of products can be found below. The McVities’ team and I worked 24/7 for 29 straight days to make sure we made something spectacular, and that met Prince William and Kate’s brief.” Eagle-eyed Daily Telegraph readers spotted their curious absence from supermarket shelves in October with owner Pladis, formerly known as United Biscuits, saying the pandemic had caused it to cease production of the British stalwart. Bath Olivers, one of Britain’s favourite biscuits has been granted a reprieve, as production has restarted following an outcry over their disappearance. Try it at… Paxton & Whitfieldon John Street, or in a toastie or sandwich in theBath Soft Cheese caféon the A431 in Kelston.