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Kendal mint cake with a chocolate coating. Romney's was founded in 1918, and used an old recipe to create mint cake. This mint cake was sold in Kendal and sent by train to other areas of the north-west for sale. In 1987, Romney's bought Wiper's Mint Cake from Harry Wiper, who had inherited ownership of Wiper's in 1960 when his father Robert ...
Manufacture of Kendal Mint Cake began soon after (although the product was invented by Wiper's in 1869). [5] [6] In 1975 Quiggin's became the first to cover their mint cake in chocolate, and the same year, Sir Chris Bonington took Quiggin's Kendal Mint Cake on his ascent of Mount Everest.
As of the 2021 Census, its population was 29,593. It is renowned today mainly as a centre for shopping, [5] for its festivals [6] and historic sights, including Kendal Castle, and as the home of Kendal Mint Cake. The town's grey limestone buildings have earned it the sobriquet "Auld Grey Town". [7]
The Langdale Horseshoe was first held in 1973, when it was organised by Dave Meek of Ambleside and the Langdale Fell Race Association. It was sponsored by Quiggin's Kendal Mint Cake. In 1977, a shorter ladies’ race up Pike of Blisco was held in conjunction with the Langdale Horseshoe but from 1978, women were allowed to compete over the full ...
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The Kendal Mint Cake utilises peppermint and is popular with climbers and mountaineers, particularly those from the United Kingdom where it originated. First conceived in 1896, it is included in the rations of numerous expeditions. [2]
Split - Kendal mint cake is certainly notable in its own right, and could easily stand beign a page of it's own. --RedHillian 22:11, 29 April 2007 (UTC) I have to say the Kendal Mint Cake is a renown commodity and for that it would be only in good manner to spit it, so to have its own page.
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