9oz plain flour 4oz butter 4oz sugar 2 eggs 1 -1/4 tsp ground ginger 1/2 cup syrup & treacle (mix to taste) 1tsp baking soda …
Scones – Basic Cheese
1/2lb self-raising flour 1oz butter 3oz grated cheese pinch pepper 1/4 tsp salt 1/4pint milk hold back some cheese to sprinkle on top
Yorkshire Syrup Tart
6oz Shortcrust pastry 3oz breadcrumbs 3tbl golden syrup 1 apple, grated 3oz mixed dried fruit rind and juice of a lemon pinch of mixed spice …
Sweetcorn relish
1 shallot chopped (plus a spot of oil to fry) 200g fresh corn kernals – (about 2 cobs) 1 red mild chilli, chopped, seeds out …
Tomato Relish
A quick and easy burger relish 1kg ripe red tomatoes 2 cloves garlic (crushed/minced) 10g grated ginger 2 long red mild chillis, chpped, seeds out. …
in old books
I love finding old cookbooks. Here’s a special one though. On Gutenberg, this one is from 1852!! Here’s a link: A Plain Cookery Book for …
Butterscotch 1
I love butterscotch. It used to be the sweet for travel. Before a long road trip with may parents, we’d buy sweets – and my …
Tripe & Onions
OK -first the warning. I’ve never made this dish. My mum told me about Grandma (Aunt Nora) making this. She told me the tripe was …
Braised red cabbage
1kg red cabbages 1-2 onions, chopped 3 Granny Smiths apples, peeled and cored and chopped zest 1 orange or 2 clementines 1 tsp ground mixed …
Tartiflette
I’ve been trying to find a good recipe for this savoyard region – and this is a bit of a mix of a few. I’ve …