Legal Rights Sought For Yorkshire Puddings

[Dudette]

Yorkshire pudding makers have launched a bid to gain European legal protections currently enjoyed by other regional delicacies such as Scotch whisky and champagne.

More... (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-News/Yorkshire-Puddings-In-The-EU-Makers-Launch-Bid-To-Protect-Yorkshire-Puddings-Under-European-Laws/Article/201003115568949?f=rss)

[Strong]

Oh for crying out loud. Egg, flour, milk and fat - how can you protect that? The world has gone crazy.

[Cryren8972]

They think extraordinarily high of themselves me thinks...

[Strong]

Well it is a very Yorkshire thing, but I don't see how they can protect it. It is what it is and will become what people will make of it. It is like claiming the sky as your own. There just isn't anything special about it.

[Zap]

Reading the thread title, and thinking about the other thread with lawyers for dogs, I was worried that puddings wanted their rights too, now.

[Cryren8972]

Some people treat their puddings better than their dogs...