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Dame Mary Berry has admitted she's "not too fussed" about what she eats before opening up about her favourite two-ingredient snack. The former Great British Bake Off judge was
speaking on the Lessons From Our Mothers podcast, covering a range of topics including her children, secrets to a long life and her favourite recipes. During the podcast, Mary opened up
about her husband Paul Hunnings and their 58-year love story. The pair married in 1966, after Paul proposed three times, and went on to welcome three children together - Thomas, Annabel and
William – the latter of whom sadly passed away in 1989. Speaking on the podcast, the legendary baker gave a rare glimpse into her home life as she opened up about the cooking
responsibilities. She said: "Paul, my husband, certainly doesn't [cook]. He's awfully good at getting the wine out for me. And so whenever I've been away, or filming, or
on a jaunt, as soon as he hears the car come and the door open, the glass is on the table. "I'm not too fussed with what I eat, often it's toast and marmalade." The
podcast hosts, Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson, then went on to ask Mary, 90, about the recipe that she would share which was about "family, and love, and children". Mary
replied that her mother always used to make bread and butter pudding "in a flash", adding that she is also a fan of making the popular dessert. She said: "I just take white
bread, doesn't matter if it's stale or whatever it is, cut off the crusts and put lots of butter on. Butter the dish, I put sultanas at the very base of the dish and a bit of
demerara sugar. "Then I do layers of rum, butter, demerara sugar and sultanas and, at the top, I've learnt not to put sultanas at the top because they just get burnt. "And
then I put a nice egg and milk over that, soaks in for half an hour and you have to serve it straight from the oven, and it puffs up like souffle. It is wonderful." Earlier in the
podcast, Mary revealed the secret to her mother's incredible long life after she was a staggering 105-years-old when she died. She said: "I think she lived a long life because she
was very positive. And she had a very full life. She was always looking after people and caring."