From the editor

In probably one of the most shocking revelations ever made in this magazine, your editor this month admits to buying ready-made Yorkshire Puddings. I have my excuses but I know they won’t satisfy many of you and I await the appropriate reaction. Barnsley Bard Ian McMillan offers his version of this simple but great dish and we hear from a Yorkshire scientist on how to make the perfect pud. A few weeks ago we were reminded what winters used to be like in the Dales when heavy snow made a longer appearance than it has done for many a year. Perhaps timely, then, that in this issue we recall some proper wintry days on the fells. If all this only makes you shiver then why not just settle down with your Dalesman and read all about our glorious county from the comfort of your favourite armchair in front of the fire.

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In the January issue:

Yorkshire’s war secrets revealed
Helen Johnson reports on our underground war movement.

Winter on the Three Peaks
Steve Goodier goes up top to find a winter wonderland.

Pastures new
Frances Newall-Smith gets lost and finds more than she bargained for.

The Settle shoe dynasty
Sheila Bowker visits a cobbler with shoes in his blood.

A quiet life
Marion Smith whispers above the din in Garsdale.

East Riding’s unusual suspects
Martin Limon stares into the eyes of criminals past.

Painting over the fence
Paul Jackson talks to Lancashire painter Keith Melling on the release of his book on Yorkshire.

Pateley Bridge’s Edwardian tragedy
Graham Smith unearths a grizzly murder scene.

Carving a new life
Paul Jackson takes a look behind the doors of a refurbished ancient farmhouse.

Walk with Dalesman - top withens
Paul Jackson takes a stroll around Bronte country.

The perfect Yorkshire pudding
How to beat Aunt Bessie at her own game, and a pud made in Heaven.

Nowt so queer as folk music
Helen Johnson tunes into the Yorkshire Garland Singers.

Diary of a walker in the forties
Thomas and Fred Compton record a Dales adventure in wartime.

At the forefront of farming
Dale Head Farm has been at the front of conservation for twenty years, as Helen Johnson finds out.

Big in Yorkshire
Ian Lowe discovers a real Yorkshire giant in his wife’s family tree.

Lights, camera, action…
John Dean delves into Yorkshire’s leading role in film and TV.

The strangest structure in the Wolds?
Robin Gilbank looks into the history of Hunmanby’s folly.

Peruvian perfection
John Goddard visits some unusual residents of south Yorkshire.

Secret service
Stephen Brown’s unusual nativity.