Flitch Cakes ???

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(Weiler) wrtes:

My husband has a recollection of his Aunt making "Flitch
Cakes". This is a "stuffed bread" containing ham, bacon,
onion. Can't seem to find anything. Anyone have any
knowledge of such a thing ?

Merriam Webster

flitch

noun Etymology: Middle English flicche, from Old English
flicce; akin to Old High German fleisk flesh —more at
FLESH Date: before 12th century
1 : a side of cured meat; especially : a side of bacon 2 a :
a longitudinal section of a log b : a bundle of sheets
of veneer laid together in sequence
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Weiler said:

My husband has a recollection of his Aunt making "Flitch
Cakes". This is a "stuffed bread" containing ham, bacon,
onion. Can't seem to find anything. Anyone have any
knowledge of such a thing ?

thanks ...Kristina

A flitch is a side of bacon, so that would explain the name.
Don't have a recipe for you. Why not just make a nice bread
and stuff with the ingredients you mentioned?

Here is an interesting bit of local history regarding
flitches: dunmowflitchtrials.co.ukdunmowflitchtrials.co.ukOpen ↗