Devonshire White Pot

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
English Provincial Cooking

By Elisabeth Ayrton

Published 1980

  • About

White Pots were made in the Middle Ages and were still called by this name in the late eighteenth century. After this the dish disappeared. Devonshire White Pot was considered a speciality because clotted cream was used.

The dish itself is something between a soufflé and a baked custard. It is quick and easy to make and very good. Some recipes include raisins but it is better made plain and served with an accompanying dish of stewed blackberries and apples, fresh raspberries or blan