Cumberland Sauce

Queen Victoria’s relative, Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, who became the last independent ruler of Hanover, is said to be the man honoured by this sauce, though nobody seems to know how or why. The sauce has become an essential and inseparable partner to all game dishes, as well as to cold meats, pies and terrines – he must have enjoyed the hunt!

There have been many variations of Cumberland sauce, but the base has always been the same – redcurrant jelly. Cumberland sa