Recipes

My DM shamelessly used sponge mixes. She was a lovely baker (and cook) so presumably just couldn’t get the hang of sponges.

Scones - 1 cup of cream, 1 cup of lemonade, 3 cups of SRflour.
Mix it all up quickly and cut with a cutter or upturned glass, not less than 1/2 inch thick , a bit more is better. Cook 180C for 12 minutes. Can brush milk or egg over the top if you like a browner top.

I remember once when I was making a xmas cake, had to line the tin with greaseproof paper, this was in the late 60's,I used what I thought was the greasproof wrapping from a loaf of bread,, when I took the baked cake from the tin, the wrapping had melted into my xmas cake...lesson learned

Here is a dessert recipe from my Cornish family. My Mum used to make it regularly as did my two Grans.

Russian Cream
Two eggs
Pint of milk
1 oz of gelatine
50 g sugar
Add gelatine to hot water to melt it.
Separate whites & yolks in separate bowls.
Beat the yolks with the sugar.
Put milk on to boil, when rising in the pan, stir in beaten yolks and sugar.
Remove from heat, stir in gelatine. Whisk egg whites and then add the yolk, gelatine and sugar mixture into them.
Pour into a serving dish and allow to cool and set.

It has been pointed out (not by me this time!) that this is an old thread. It goes to show again that people don't read through the posts before posting their own!

Oh well nevermind! Maybe someone will appreciate the effort I went to!

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My beloved mother was a hopeless cook, possibly because her mother employed a cook, she had no cookery lessons at school so didn’t have much inspiration. She was the only mother I knew who could make a cake mix turn out like a pancake. To be fair, she had a very demanding full time job and when she retired she became a good cook, particularly her coffee and walnut cake and superb lemon meringue pie.

Panackalty is a tasty traditional hot pot perfect for this awful weather we're having. You layer sliced onions, carrots, chopped corned beef and sliced potatoes in a greased casserole dish and then I pour about 5 fl oz of bisto gravy over the top. I sometimes add frizen peas. Bake in a hot oven for about an hour. Delicious. The hardest part is opening the corned beef tin! 😂

keepingquiet

It has been pointed out (not by me this time!) that this is an old thread. It goes to show again that people don't read through the posts before posting their own!

AND STILL THEY KEEP POSTING!
Here’s a thought, READ WHAT YOUR FELLOW NETTERS THINK. YOU MAY EVEN FIND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS INTERESTING!

This might be it:
www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/recipes/a560998/cheats-lemonade-scones/

I didn’t see the original post so I’m pleased to see this one. I found it amusing. Don’t worry about reposting as there will always be someone who didn’t see the original.

I read from the first post, but didn’t check the dates..🤣🤣🤣 I enjoyed the thread and have copied 3 of the recipes and I will be trying them, so thank you ‘used to be ginger’(from 2018), Tessa1234 amd Nanna8.