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Thanks very much Dee!! I will try that.

Apple pudding
passed on to me by my friends grandmother! It makes a change from apple pie an crumble and I have a few apple trees in my garden to use up lol

3 0r 4 large cooking apples stewed with a bit of sugar

4oz sugar
4oz marg
mix together like you do for butter icing
mix 2 eggs and add to butter mixture
add 4oz flour
1 teaspoon baking powder give it a good mix

put apples in baking dish and cover with the mixture

bake in oven on gas mark 5 or 180 for abt 40 mins

serve with cream, icecream (my favourite) or custard.

Kaz :o)

Dancing Dee

Thanks for the contribution. When I was very young we lived in the east End of London, our road consisted of Catholic and Jewish people who all got on very well. Now if a person was very poorly the jewish people would send in Chicken soup for them and then they shared the recipe, a little different from yours but same principle. "we Catholics used to call it "Jewish Penicillin" no insult intended and s it is interecting to see that when poorly people often ask for chicken sopup.

Just a true little story, I hope no offence will be taken by anyone, in fact I worked for the Jewish Welfare Board for just over a year when I was first qualified as a nurse.

Ann looking froward to hearing all about the Malvern Show on Daily Diary


Have a great time


Bridget
Bye

Bridget

Chicken Soup

Chicken carcase
2 chicken oxo
1 veg oxo

Put chicken carcase in pressure cooker for 1/2 an hour (normal cooking 1 1/2 hours) boil, then strip meat from bones, add oxos to the broth together with the chicken. clear chicken soup.

The next day, add leeks or mushrooms to whatever is left

Dee x

Hi all

I just wondered whether anyone had done a recipe for chicken soup as have very poorly in laws at the moment and would love an 'easy' one! Good luck with the book Bridget and I have an apple pudding one I had passed down to add tomorrow.

Kaz :o)))

Just wanted to say I don't like baked beans either but I can eat them in my recipe

Dee x

Mummo, 'needed'??? Why does a drink have to be needed. Actually got daughter and SiL here this weekend so drinks have been drunk!!!

Off to Malvern Autumn show tomorrow so have to be up early so I am Orff now, Nite all!

Ann
Glos

Aw Mummo
A drink of some sort is for most evenings!!!

Thanks for your input.

Am I the only person who hates Baked Beans????


So tired, must go to bed. Had confirmation that the flat has been agreed and I can move in on the 2nd October, so lots to do but must concentrate on this it really is close to my heart


Bridget Night night

Mummo, I chose that because the charity is Help for \heroes, I think heroes is meant for both sexes. But I see what you mean

A favourite in our house:

Mince & beans with little chips

1lb mince
1 can baked beans
a good squirt of tomato sauce

potatoes

Fry mince and remove fat, add can of baked beans with tomato sauce and simmer for about 20 mins, add water if needed.

chip potatoes into cubes and fry

place mince & beans in centre of plate and surround with the little chips

Dee x

Granny Grunmbs

My sister used to make this she lived in Helensburgh fo many years it is wonderful!!

Any other recipies heading this way


Just looked in the cupboard I have Condensed milk so guess what I shall make tomorrow Ha!!!


bridget

Now this is an old Scottish one for Tablet as we call it, try it and let me know what you think.



2lbs sugar

1/4 lb Marg


1/4 pint of mlik

large tin of condensed milk.



Melt sugar, marg and milk together in a strong pot, Boil together for 10 mins or until bubbling lessons, lower heat and beat in condensed milk, bring to boil stirring continuously for 10 mins or until mixture sets in cold water, pour into well greased tray and once set enjoy.

How about Ann's choice............but adding heroine to make it

Food for Heroes and Heroines.

Food For Heroes

I like that. Any other suggestion please. Would be good to have a choice.


Bridget

Cant think of a better one Ann.


Jean x

My suggestion then is .....'Food for Heroes'.

Ann
Glos

Message nos. 2 this morning


Ann has reminded me that we need to think of a name for our book so all sugestions on the electronic post card, yes I mean this thread, and all will be considered. We will whittle them down, hoping there will be enough to whittle down, and then put two or three to the vote.

If you would like any other info please post here for all to see or send a PM to me or Ann


Bye for now


Bridget


Bye for now I ahve some cooking to do!!


Bridget

Persophone

What a great Name...hope you do not mind me saying this!!!

Thanks for the contribution and please keep them coming...

Any recipe will be seriously considered and why not have a recipe to be cooked outside in the ground. Many years ago I had a penpal near to Rotorua and he used to tell me about meals cooked this way,,,wish I could recall his name all I can recall is that his brother was a fire fighter!!!!


Bridget

My mother used to make this so we named it
Alison's Sultana Loaf.
Sorry it's not in metric.
8 ozs flour 1 cup sultanas
4 ozs sugar 1/2 oz butter
1 tsp baking soda 1 tblspn golden syrup
1 1/2 tspn baking powder

Put all ingredients into a basin except flour and baking powder, add 1 cup of boiling water and stir well. When cool add flour and baking powder.
Pour into greased loaf tin and bake 60 mins in a moderate oven.
My oven has a fan so it takes less time to cook.
It is so easy and was very handy here when we had a butter shortage way back when I was young.

Golden Syrup is a godsend, I add it to pikelet (think you call them drop scones) batter and use less sugar. Also when making custard with custard powder I use golden syrup instead of sugar and it makes it sort of caramelly.

cheers
Persephone

I could also tell you how to make a hangi - which is food cooked in the ground but that would not be a family recipe that would be a heritage recipe from NZ. (the country that started the Pavlovas)

nn

Oh I shouild have eaten breakfast before I lookd on here, bread and butter pudding yummy, dumblings, I haven't made those for years and I do not know why...oh i can't wait for the colder weather.

I have a very busy day today but on Friday and over the weekend I will have much more time , so Plaese just keep adding, I will add several on Friday or Saturday. Thank you for your contributions, now badger your family and friends fro recipes, and add to the lsit.

If anyone cooks any of these PLease will you comment, make suggestions etc because I am certain that no one will be offeded and we need the feed back Also we need to think how the should be pulled together, by season, by meat, fish, vegetarian etc .

All ideas greatfully received.

going to look at the other thread now....Bye

Bridget