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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Jess Molyneux

Little known Liverpool delicacy people may remember from childhood

A little known historic delicacy that hails from Liverpool is still remembered by generations from their childhood.

We already know Scouse is one of Liverpool's most famous dishes that has been eaten by people from the city for years. But there's another local delicacy that has roots in Merseyside - known as the Wet Nelly.

It might not sound the most appetising by its name, but the cake is actually modelled after a Nelson cake, a traditional Lancashire fruit cake. According to Speke Hall, the Wet Nelly started out life as a bun loaf.

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