During the final years of the 18th century, Denby Dale, then only a collection of small hillside farms and cottages, began an ever-growing culinary tradition. This tradition began in 1788 when the small village baked a communal pie to celebrate King George III’s mental health recovery. In 1815, two sheep and 20 fowl were baked in a “Victory Pie” in honor of the British success at the Battle of Waterloo. The next pie was baked three decades later in 1846 as part of a nationwide celebration of the Corn Law…
