Last week author and artist Paul Swinney, whose work includes the Mackem Dictionary, published a recipe for pink slices on his social media channels and asked people to send in their versions of the classic Sunderland snack with the hashtag #MackemBakeOff.
He joins the SAFC branch liaison council who also put out a rallying call for people to have a go at pink slices, provided they already have the ingredients in the cupboard.
Even Fulwell73, the production company behind Sunderland ‘Til I Die, have got involved and have said that the best three pink slice creations sent to them by the time the second series drops on Netflix, on April 1, will win a pack of Fulwell73 DVDs.
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