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Time for some Christmas eclairs by Susan
I started making these as I didn’t like supermarket eclairs filled with cream and preferred the custard in these. While I haven’t made...


Christmas Spirit with Sandy's 'Wacky Cake'
This has been a firm favourite at church picnics over the years, according to reliable sources in the congregation. Ingredients:...


Schwoewelbredle by Jean-Marc and Evelyne
Ingredients: 250g butter 150g almond powder 375g flour 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon 1teaspon “baking powder” 250g sugar 2 eggs 1⁄2 small glass...


Casseroled Pheasant by Frank
Ingredients: 1 large or 2 small pheasants 6oz unsmoked bacon 2 shallots or 2 cloves of garlic ½ tsp crushed rosemary leaves 2oz butter 3...


Christmas Marmalade Duck by Lynda
Ingredients (serves 4): 1 (2.25-Kg/5-lb) Duck Salt & freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons Seville marmalade...


Birthday Fruit Cake by Lynda
Ingredients: 6oz/170g Butter or margarine 5oz/140g Castor Sugar 1oz/30g Brown Sugar 3 Large Eggs 4oz/115g Plain Flour 4oz/115g Self...


Ground Almond Victoria Sponge by Frank
Ingredients: 8oz/225g Stork Margarine or Butter softened 8oz/225g Caster Sugar 4 Large eggs at room temperature ½ tsp. vanilla extract...


Blue Peter Tea Bread by Nigel
This is a recipe I got off Blue Peter in the mid 1980's and first made with my grandmother. It is a fat free firm tea bread, and very...


Carrot Cake by Sandy
This cake recipe was actually requested by a member of the congregation, who had fond memories of it from when she was growing up. Sandy...


Bread Sauce by Madge
Simon's Grandma Madge was famed for her bread sauce. Here's 'How She Did It' (transcribed below). As early as when you are washing up...


White Sauce by Madge
Simon's Grandma used to make this every year - the family loves it. Here is her hand-written recipe, transcribed below. Her cooking was...


Orange Mince Pies by Fran
Shortcrust pastry with grated rind of 1 orange added Mincemeat: use orange juice added to mincemeat Make mince pies as normal. Often I...


Cheap Plum Pudding by Fran
This was my grandmother’s recipe. As with most of her recipes the instructions were rather vague, and so I had to adapt it a little. I...


Celebration Chicken by Fran
Ingredients (serves 6-8): 1 chicken: about 1.6kg 2tbsp oil 1 small onion peeled and finely chopped 225g minced pork, or sausage meat 50g...

Butter Tarts I Like
A yummy alternative to mince pies – serve year round! Ingredients: 1 cup raisins 1 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons butter 1 egg ½ tsp....
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