Having lived my life convinced that my own mother makes the best sticky date pudding going round, I had to visit Loch to see what she is up against – call it reconnaissance if you will.
Well it started as a challenge between two women of the town and it snowballed from there, I was told over a pot of VB by the barmaid of the Loch Royal Hotel.
The puddings, with entrants ranging from students of the local primary school to residents of Altona, are judged on a variety of factors by three visiting esteemed critics.
During the day the Royal Hotel was offering freshly baked sticky date pudding which made me weak at the knees – brilliant!
mmmm making me ssooooo hungry!!!
made me feel sick – in the best possible sense!