Editing Sausage roll (section)

==History==
The wrapping of meat or other foodstuffs into dough can be traced back to the Classical Greek or Roman eras.  
Early versions of the roll with pork as a filling proved popular in London during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] and it became identified as an English dish.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

On 20 September 1809, the ''Bury and Norwich Post'' mentions T. Ling, aged 75, (an industrious vendor of [[saloop]], buns, and sausage rolls).<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Bury, Sept 20, 1809 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000156/18090920/007/0002 |newspaper=Bury and Norwich Post |location=England |date=20 September 1809 |access-date=19 March 2018 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' first mentions the food item in 1864 when William Johnstone, "[[wholesale]] [[pork pie]] manufacturer and sausage roll maker", was fined £15 (£{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|15|1864|2021|r=-2}}}} in 2021), under the [[Nuisances Removal Act (Amendment) Act 1863]], for having on his premises a large quantity of meat unsound, unwholesome and unfit for food.<ref>[[The Times]] ''Police'' 27 October 1864; pg. 9</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2017 |title=Brits furious after America claims it invented the sausage roll |url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/eat/brits-furious-after-america-claims-it-invented-the-sausage-roll/news-story/41403605e6de3a5c2070126804f86ca0 |website=[[News.com.au]]}}</ref> In 1894, a theft case provided further insights into the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] sausage roll production whereby the accused apprentice was taught to soak [[brown bread]] in [[red ochre]], [[salt]], and [[Black pepper|pepper]] to give the appearance of [[beef sausage]] for the filling.<ref>The Times, ''Police'', 5 February 1894; pg. 14</ref>