Potatoes, grains, oats, turnips, cabbage, carrots, plums, damsons, pears, apples - Shropshire cooking derives from ingredients such as these, with recipes still being enjoyed in the county which have a long history. Here we have some classic recipes - old and new - for the enjoyment of the modern cook, from the heart of England. As Shropshire food is constantly evolving, dishes have been sought with today's sources in mind to include: Shropshire pea soup, a Shropshire rarebit, loin of pork with cabbage cake, Shropshire fidget sausage, a Shropshire Pye, whimberry pie, Shrewsbury cakes, Shrewsbury simnel cake, Shropshire mint cake, Clun soda bread and much, much more. b/w illustrations