Old Recipes and Dialect Words from East Anglia

I recently came across a very unique book. Well, Mum did really, as it was in amongst Mum’s collection of recipe books. It is a slim paperback book that was hiding in amongst larger volumes. She had picked it up at a booksale a while ago. The title is : East Anglian Ragbag: Recipes, Medicines, […]

Christmas Cake Recipe (Uncle Charlie’s)

Christmas Cake Recipe (Uncle Charlie’s)   This recipe is from Mum’s first recipe book. The recipe has been in the family for some time. As far as we know it came from Uncle Charlie (Mum’s Uncle, my Great-Uncle), who was Mum’s father’s younger brother. He had a bakery or a general store. It may have […]

Interlude

I have so many ideas, so here’s a little interlude for a planning session.   With Christmas coming up, I have ideas for Christmas Cake blogs, I am working on one for a history of Christmas Cakes, and Mum will make a Christmas cake for the family. I want to make some strawberry and cream-cheese […]