Time Honored Recipes.
I am obsessed with the concept of traditional recipes. I think there is something so beautiful about those recipes that are browned from age, torn and stained with jam.
I love the notion that every family has different variations. Those recipes that are fail safe and that remind each generation of happy times, just with one bite or the smell coming from the kitchen.
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Here I want to share some simple adapted recipes collected from different places, family members and friend's some dating all the way back to the 1920s. Bare in mind these recipes are more often than not missing the modern day detail and some of them sound like they have been just thrown together but that is part of their charm. Scribbles on scrap paper with sticky fingers and flour covered aprons. Glorious!
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Measuring
Ingredients are measured in metric but I will include a conversion table at bottom of this page.
Cooking Times
Use the middle shelf of the oven unless stated, if you have a FAN oven you may need to reduce the time or temperature. Just go with your gut.
Storage
Most items can be sealed in a clean dry sealed airtight container for around 4 days to 5 days. I will state if this is not the case at the bottom of the recipe.
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Perfect for weekend baking and creating memories with your family. Who knows there might be a recipe you might want to add to your own traditions! Enjoy!
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Ginger Fairings
A wonderful old-fashioned crunchy biscuit with a beautiful warmth of ginger. Which Children would buy with their pocket money at the fairgrounds in the West Country.
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100g Butter
100g Caster Sugar or Honey
225g Self-Raising Flour
1 Tablespoon of Ginger
1 Tablespoon of Mixed Spice
2 Tablespoons of Golden Syrup
Pinch Bicarbonate of Soda
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Pop the Oven on to 190c, Melt the Butter and Syrup together in a saucepan over gentle heat. Sift all the dry ingredients together, then add to the melted Butter & Syrup mix, and mix it all well. Turn the dough out of the pan and roll into about 16 small walnut-sized balls with your hands. Place on a greased baking tray and bake in the oven for around 12 Minutes till they turn golden brown- then share and enjoy!
No Bake Cereal Cake.
A super easy classic handed down through generations.
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4 Tablespoons of Golden Syrup
3 Cups of Rice Krispies or Cornflakes
1 Tablespoon of Butter
1 Tablespoon of Sugar
Couple drops of Vanilla Essence
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Pop the Syrup and Sugar and Butter into a pan and melt slowly, then bring to the boil for 60 seconds stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and add the Vanilla essence and cereal of choice. Fold well into the melted Syrup-Sugar-Butter mix, Spoon them into 12 cake cups in a cupcake tin, place in the fridge to set.
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Metric Conversions
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The Oven Temperatures, Weights & Measures used in all the recipes can easily be converted to the equivalents, to make it say some have been rounded up or down and are approximate
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Oven Temperatures
Celsius Gas Mark Fahrenheit
150 2 Slow 300
170 3 325
180 4 Moderate 350
190 5 375
200 6 400
220 7 Hot 425
230 8 450
240 9 475
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Weights
Metric Avoirdupois
Just under 30 Grams 1 0z
App 115 G 4 0z 1/4 Ib
App 230 8 0z 1/2 Ib
454 Grams 1 Ib (400g)
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Liquid Measures
Imperial Metric
1 Tablespoon 20 Millilitres
1 Fl.0z 30 Millilitres app
1 Gill (1/4 Pint) 145 Millilitres app
1/2 Pint 285 Millilitres app
1 Pint 570 Millilitres app
1 Quart 1.140 Litres app
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