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Category Archives: Sweets
A Very English Pudding
Summer pudding or summer fruit pudding is an English dessert made of sliced white bread, layered in a deep bowl with fruit and fruit juice. It is left to soak overnight and turned out onto a plate. The dessert was … Continue reading
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A Taste Of Childhood
So you’ve lost your job, the son and heir has just been expelled from school again, the car has been towed for obstructing the highway, the wife has found out where you actually go to every Wednesday afternoon and your … Continue reading
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The Orange – From China To Glass Jar & Beyond
Oranges are round citrus fruits with finely-textured skins and pulpy flesh that are, unsurprisingly, orange in colour! The skin can vary in thickness from very thin to very thick, which can be vital in the production of marmalade and they … Continue reading
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Tagged Netherlands, Protestant, tonics, William of Orange
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Marzipan Fruits & Turkish Delight
Marzipan is a confection created using ground almonds and and sugar that has been a staple of the celebration table since the 17th century. The making of marzipan fruits is relatively more modern. The Victorians developed the idea of ‘sweetmeats’ … Continue reading
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Tagged almonds, Christmas, classic, marzipan, petit four, traditional, Turkish Delight
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Halloween : More Treats Than Tricks!
Halloween, also known as All Hallows’ Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31st, the eve before the feast of All Hallows. It is believed to have originated from such pagan traditions as the harvest festivals … Continue reading
Getting Out Of A Jam . . .
. . . What You Put In! Once again the fruits of the summer are swiftly forming and ripening in the gardens and hedgerows. My first crop is likely to be gooseberries, no surprise there, which though of minimal appeal … Continue reading
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Tagged fruit, jam, larder, marmelade, preserves, rationing, sugar, traditional
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The Evolution Of Honey
A Brief History of Honey Exactly how long honey has been in existence is hard to say. Cave paintings in Spain from 7,000 BC show the earliest records of honey gathering and there are fossils of honey bees that date … Continue reading
Christmas Candies
The making of sweetmeats for special occasions is an old tradition dating back centuries. As with the gingerbread men and meringue decorations they were simple yet highly coloured. These simple to prepare candies can even be delegated to the children … Continue reading
Christmas Tree Dongles
Christmas Tree Dongles are those things that hang from a Christmas tree but are for the eating of! (In my house they are anyway) Meringues are always good and simple to make. They can be coloured and sprinkled with all … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, Christmas, ginger, traditional
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A Ration Of Christmas
The year 1947 was memorable for many reasons. It was preceded by severe winter and spring that caused many a frozen pipe throughout the country. At that time central heating was limited to those who could afford such luxuries. Food … Continue reading
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