Pontefract cake
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Yorkshire town of the same name, Pontefract, where production of the sweets can be traced back to the 1500s.
Noun[edit]
Pontefract cake (plural Pontefract cakes)
- A small, disc-shaped sweet with an impressed castle, made from locally grown liquorice.
Further reading[edit]
- Pontefract cake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia