<P> When wheat flour began to come into common use for making cakes and puddings, cooks in the north of England devised a means of making use of the fat that dropped into the dripping pan to cook a batter pudding while the meat roasted . In 1737, a recipe for "a dripping pudding" (later named "The Yorkshire Pudding") was published in the book The Whole Duty of a Woman: </P> <P> Make a good batter as for pancakes; put in a hot toss - pan over the fire with a bit of butter to fry the bottom a little then put the pan and butter under a shoulder of mutton, instead of a dripping pan, keeping frequently shaking it by the handle and it will be light and savoury, and fit to take up when your mutton is enough; then turn it in a dish and serve it hot . </P> <P> Similar instructions were published during 1747 in the book The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse, with the name' Yorkshire pudding' . It was she who renamed the original version, known as Dripping Pudding, which had been cooked in England for centuries, although these puddings were much flatter than the puffy versions made today . William Sitwell suggests that the pudding got the name' Yorkshire' due to the regions association with coal and the higher temperatures this produced which helped to make the batter crispier . </P> <P> Originally the Yorkshire pudding was served as a first course with thick gravy to dull the appetite with the low - cost ingredients so that the diners would not eat so much of the more expensive meat in the next course . An early recipe appeared in Sir Alexander William George Cassey's The Whole Duty of a Woman during 1737 . Because the rich gravy from the roast meat drippings was used up with the first course, the main meat and vegetable course was often served with a parsley or white sauce . </P>

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