When my mother was young the joint of meat was not cooked in a roasting tin, but placed directly onto the oven runner with a roasting tray underneath so that the juices could drop into the tin. The Yorkshire pudding was poured into this dish just before the rest of the meal was ready and cooked until brown on the outside, but still soft on the inside. It was served as a starter so that children were quite full before the main course. They each had a quarter of a large pudding with onion gravy. … [Read more...]
