The Potting Shed

Beadgarden · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:01 pm Post subject:

Absolutely.

My sister and her family spent a whole month living according to wartime rations and they loved it. They got a load of books by Marquerite Patten and details of the ration totals at the time and they stuck to it and felt healthier, and the food was nice.

I quite like watching Nigella cooking her grandmother's recipes and showing the recipe books that were made by her grandmother and passed to her.

I also have a book called Falling Cloudberry's which covers both sides of the author's family and their recipes. Its a good read.

I wish that my grandmother had left me recipes, perhaps I can buy your book when it comes out and "borrow" your granny?
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lloyd · 5 Star Club Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 3315

Thanks for jogging me on this, Beadgarden. Must get it restarted! Embarassed

lloyd · 5 Star Club Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 3315

Okay, breaking a personal rule, and just for fun, here's one.....

Welshcakes ( My Great great Auntie Dora's recipe )

Having just done it tonight, I've modified it a bit to fill in the blanks in her recipe.

Mix together
8 ounces of self raising flour
4 ounces castor sugar
4 ounces of margerine
1 ounce lard
1 egg
a handful of currants
2 teaspoons of mixed spice
a pinch of salt.

Mix thoroughly and then roll on a lightly floured surface until about a quarter of an inch thick. Use a cutter to create circular cakes about two and a half inches across.

Warm your griddle, skillett or a dry frying pan over a low heat. Controlling the temperature is important as you want these thin biscuits to cook through but only brown lightly on the outsides. As they are done, lift them off onto a cold plate and store, or eat.

Kathy · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:00 am Post subject:

I've been reading some of the old posts and found this.

Did any of the book get done CP?

Cabbagepatch · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject:

Errr, its a work in progress Kathy...........

very slow progress Laughing

Kathy · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject:

Ahhh, one of those! Laughing

lloyd · 5 Star Club Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 3315

I must admit it's something I fully intend to do, but there's always too much else going on. This evening for example, we've just got in from shooting pigeons and chasing / photographing people thieving on the P-Y-O farm where I shoot.

Thanks for the reminder though, I shall have to try and put aside a certain amount of time each evening to devote to this book.

Libby · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject:

nudging this, as another reminder, as I got the book that muntjac mentioned from a charity shop and it makes for a fascinating read!

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