Grasmere Gingerbread will host talk and taste events next month to celebrate its 170th anniversary.
Held outside the family firm’s shop in Grasmere, they aim to give visitors an insight into the history of the business.
They will learn how in 1854 Victorian cook Sarah Nelson defied the odds to invent her world-famous Grasmere Gingerbread – a spicy-sweet cross between a biscuit and cake; how the bustling 18th century port of Whitehaven influenced the development of unique Cumbrian foods; the Wordsworth connection to the building housing The Grasmere Gingerbread Shop and what happened to Grasmere Gingerbread after Sarah Nelson died in 1904.
Joanne Hunter, co-director of Grasmere Gingerbread, said: “We are holding 13 talk and taste experiences in July which will give visitors a fascinating insight into a bygone world.
“Our 170th anniversary is something to celebrate and we know that customers from all over the world love to hear how a humble cook in a remote corner of England created a culinary phenomenon.”
Visitors attending the experiences will receive a slice of freshly baked Grasmere Gingerbread, an oatcake spread with Cumberland Rum Butter and refreshments.
The experiences cost £4 per person and last 30 minutes.
Places can be booked on bit.ly/TalkAndTaste
