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Gur cake is a pastry confection traditionally associated with Dublin, Ireland. Known as ''chester cake'' in other areas, and ''gudge'' or ''donkey's gudge'' in Cork,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Donkey's Gudge - Cork Slang Dictionary Entry )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Diana's Recipe Book - Gur Cake )〕 it consists of a thick layer of filling between two thin layers of pastry. The filling is a dark brown paste, containing a mixture of cake/bread crumbs, dried fruits (sultana raisins etc.), and a sweetener/binder.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gur Cake )〕 It has traditionally been a cheap confection, made from bakery leftovers. Its name is thought to be a contraction of "gurrier cake". Children who skipped school were known as ''gurriers'' and the act of skipping school became known as to be 'on the gur'. Gur cake being made of leftovers was one of the cheaper item in bakeries and as such all they could afford.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=GurCake )〕 In bakeries, it is typically sold cut into squares of about 8 cm by 3 cm thick. In Dublin, Gur cake is regarded as symbolic of working-class areas, being highlighted in books such as ''Gur Cake and Coal Blocks'' (1976) by historian Éamonn Mac Thomáis. ==See also== *Flies graveyard 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gur cake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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