Parkin

[Nigello]

Does anyone know where I can get (good) parkin from? I will take either Lanx or York versions. Does Greggs down here do it down here?

I am going to make some myself, but it is pretty hard to get the right stickiness and crumb, so need to have a back up.

Also, where is the best place to get treacle toffee (soft and hard) in and around SE22?

Thanks.

[Rosetta]

Any place that sells Thorntons toffee might have their treacle version.

[titch juicy]

I've got some Phillip Larkin, a couple of badly worn merkins and a dog that won't stop barkin', but sorry, no parkin.

[Elphinstone's Army]

M&S will sell it ? On making your own, medium oatmeal from SMBS, treacle and butter not margarine, line the tin with double paper, fold paper over after cooling and store for a week in an airtight tin, in a cool place. If you can resist it then you will have a wonderful stick to the roof of your mouth parkin. good luck.

[pilsbury]

Strikes me as the kind of thing Ayres in Nunhead might do...

[Siduhe]

I've not found anywhere round here that makes parkin the way I remember it growing up in N.Yorkshire. That said, there's some big regional variations - particularly whether you add flour or not (no or only a little in N.Yorkshre, yes - quite a lot in W.Yorkshire apparently) and if yes, how much.

Betty's will deliver - https://www.bettys.co.uk/yorkshire-parkin

Or PM me if you want my grandmother's recipe - the amounts vary according to taste but I had to write it all down for someone a couple of years ago so the instructions are pretty comprehensive and she was very happy with the results.

[Ruffler]

Morrison's usually sell it and I'm pretty sure I saw some in Sainsbury's DKH last weekend.

[mancity68]

I can never find decent Parkin down here. Tend to stock up when I go back north or just bake my own. Shame this post wasn't last week as I could have brought you a stock from Bury market.

[goldilocks]

I've been making Delia's for a couple of years now - its great if you remember to make it in advance and wrap it up for a couple of weeks (in greaseproof then foil). I make it in a square tin though - a circular cake tin is just plain wrong! I'm a fan of the Yorkshire version though so might not suit everyone. Need to get on and make mine.