Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shrewsbury Cake


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 18:36, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Shrewsbury Cake

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No sources, contested prod. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 22:49, 13 June 2009 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:27, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 17:14, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep there are plenty of sources to verify the existence and nature of Shrewsbury cakes. I can't verify the claim about Louisa Catherine Adams, but that is not a reason for the deletion of the article. Thryduulf (talk) 11:20, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep, there do indeed appear to be plenty of sources. Citius Altius (talk) 13:19, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Shrewsbury Cakes have been around since the 1500s, which is rather longer than wikipedia. Just because the nominator hasn't heard of them, doesn't mean they don't exist.  Restoration playwright William Congreve used Shrewsbury cakes as a metaphor (“as short as a Shrewsbury cake”) in ‘The Way of the World’ in 1700 and according to "The Taste of Britain” (Mason & Brown) there's a recipe for the cakes is in Eliza Smith’s ‘The Compleat Housewife’ in 1728.  In the  "The Compleat Cook", dating from 1658, there is a recipe for them with the standard ingredients including rosewater and ginger.  If TPH had actually spent five seconds looking for sources he'd know this.   Nick mallory (talk) 14:39, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - sources are verifiable. --Jeremy (blah blah) 16:54, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Looks like a poundcake flavored with rosewater but what do I know? Multiple recipes available in books provides significant in-depth coverage.  There was even at least one bakery devoted to them: http://mview.museum.vic.gov.au/paimages/mm/041/041726.htm Drawn Some (talk) 18:10, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
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