Mrs. Arthur Webb née Mabel Elizabeth Edwards (1874-1957)[1] was a writer who wrote for Farmer's Weekly and also appeared on BBC Radio during World War II in connection with the network's broadcasts for housewives.
As a writer for Farmer's Weekly Mrs Arthur Webb recommended cooking full meals in a steamer including puddings and cakes.
[2] When Mrs. Arthur Webb's Economical Cookery was published in 1934 it didn't appeal much to the working class British public.
[3] One of her projects with the BBC was to collect recipes from British farmhouses in all parts of the country.
The recipe she recorded for "Norfolk dumplings" was a simple yeast-leavened bread dough, "not a sweet", cooked by boiling and often served as a substantial part of the meal, or on their own if there wasn't any meat.