Talk:Parkin (cake)

Photo
The cake in the photo looks rather paler than parkin should be. Surely it's normally coloured darker by the black treacle? --JBellis 17:52, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The photo represents parkin as I'd expect it to look like. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 12:46, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. The Parkin I've seen (as made by my gran, Lancashire born and bred) is significantly darker than that. I also see no oatmeal in the cake itself - unless its ground (too) fine. Is that photo of a supermarket interpretation, I wonder? &mdash;David Johnson [ T|C ] 11:24, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It is - I took the photo. If anyone wants to make me a real Parkin and send it to me, I'll gladly take another photograph - just before I eat it all! Jamesfcarter 21:58, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Lol, well i may make one and eat it all, you all can enjoy it vicariously from a pic. My boyf is wary of eating my parkin, because it has a laxative effect.  Unless I'm careful, it's so gingery, it acts like a vindaloo.:) Sticky   Parkin  18:33, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

The previous image we are talking about above, was a copyvio from the channel 4 website. The current image is usable. Please ensure any pics you upload to wikipedia are free to use. Sticky Parkin 13:30, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Lancashire Parkin
I just happened here, looking to see whether an image was needed. Yes, it describes perfectly what my mother was offered as a child when visiting Flamborough. She was so disappointed- 'as twas nought like what etten in Manchester'. In the next few days I will try and add a description of the family Lancashire Parkin recipe that I always use. So stock up on some golden syrup- you can use the redundant treacle to make toffee.--ClemRutter (talk) 22:39, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
 * well, here's a link I say for a traditional recipe - 1--Billymac00 (talk) 14:29, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Parkinson's Disease
Coming across this article by chance I was surprised to see parkin being connected to the cure of Parkinson's disease. Whether or not there is any genuine efficacy surely this is a spurious claim? The disease is named for James Parkinson who was born in 1755 but the article gives the first instance of the name parkin being used in 1728. It's clear then that this is a coincidence at most. I'm going to remove this claim until proper evidence can be supplied. Riled Ignatius (talk) 08:36, 26 August 2018 (UTC)