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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Lifestyle
Lee Grimsditch

Childhood school dinner treat loved by Mancunians... but with a controversial ingredient

Generations of children will shudder at the thought of some of the food served to them in school canteens through the years.

School dinners haven't always had the best reputation, but it's no wonder with memories of frogspawn like tapioca pudding, spam fritters, boiled cabbage and prunes with custard. However, everyone will remember one or two dishes that were actually delicious, and made us salivate when we spotted them standing in the dinner queue.

One of these rare treats for generations of Mancunians has to be the Manchester Tart. Thought to be a variation on the original Manchester Pudding, it was many kids' favourite sweet treat during their school years.

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