I’ve been flummoxed, flabbergasted and flustered. But I’ve never been in a flummery — and for good reason. It’s yet another one of those engaging, endearing and slightly silly fruit dessert words.

Flummery, a semi-set dessert, was popular in Ireland and Britain from the 17th to the 19th century. Including oatmeal, honey – and whiskey for an extra kick – this is a dessert with a difference. In ...

David Smith on the origins of the jelly and condensed milk dessert Recent letters about desserts made with jelly and evaporated milk (27 December) reveal an interesting backstory, going back at least ...

Flummery is a white jelly that was set in elegant moulds and served at balls such as the one Mr Bingley throws at Netherfield in Pride And Prejudice. Its creamy, delicate taste goes particularly well ...