Once cooked, the fruit is a perfect, light ending to a hearty barbecue, more substantial than an after-dinner mint but less filling than a cake or pie.
And the website's search facility throws up new research possibilities: Clive Emsley of Open University has spotted that an inspector from the Royal Mint gave evidence dozens of times during the 1840s, for example, which throws new light on the true scale of counterfeiting at that time.