Makes: 2.7kg (6lb) 2.7kg (6lb) Pickling Onions 4.5lt (8 pints) Water 450g (1lb) Salt Second Brining 4.5lt (8 pints) Water 1.2lt (2 pints) Spiced Vinegar …
Ginger Beer
450g (1lb) Sugar 4.5lt (8 pints) Water 1 Lemon 40g (1½oz) Root Ginger 25g (1 oz) Cream of Tartar 25g (1 oz) Brewers or Wine …
Coventry God Cakes
God Cakes are basically a puff pastry mince pie. they are a triangular turnover with 3 cuts on the top. Historically, Godcakes were given to …
Bread Pudding
225g (8oz) Stale Bread 110g (4oz) Currants, Raisins or Sultanas 50g (2oz) Brown Sugar 50g (2oz) Butter ½ tsp Mixed Spice 1 Egg Milk Pre-heat …
Lardy Cake
Lardy cake originates from Wiltshire, and in the West Country local bakers still make it to their own recipes, cramming in as much lard, sugar …
Cinder Toffee
50g salted butter 300ml water 4 teaspoons malt vinegar 3 tablespoons golden syrup 450g granulated sugar 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) Grease a …
Butterscotch
150ml/1/4 pint of water 450g/1lb Demerara sugar 50g/2oz butter Poor water into pan and bring to boil add sugar and butter, heat slowly stirring till …
Everton Toffee
4 tablespoons water 100g/4oz butter 300g/12oz Demerara sugar 2 level tablespoons golden syrup 1 level tablespoon black treacle Put all ingrediants into pan, heat slowly, …
Weatabix Cake
Ingredients 2 crushed Weetabix 1 cup sultana 2 cups self raising flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon mixed spice Add the first …
Irish Stew (Lamb)
I never tried this until meeting Deird & Denise. Denise used to cook a bucket of this at a time. Denise likes this cooked down, …