Christmas cake...I might try this one, lol

flowerfairy


Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 1277

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 12:13

> A Christmas Cake>>



Ingredients:>> *

2 cups flour>

* 1 stick butter>

* 1 cup of water>

* 1 tsp baking soda>

* 1 cup of sugar>

* 1 tsp salt>

* 1 cup of brown sugar>

* Lemon juice>

* 4 large eggs>

* Nuts>

* 1 bottle Brandy>

* 2 cups of dried fruit>



> Sample the brandy to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the brandy again. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink. Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again.> At this point it's best to make sure the brandy is still OK. Try> another cup... Just in case. Turn off the mixerer thingy.> Break 2 eggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.>> Pick the frigging fruit up off floor. Mix on the turner. If the fried> druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a> drewscriver. Sample the brandy to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift> two cups of salt. Or something.> Check the bran

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 12:17

I baked one of those in the week, I think. lol!

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 12:34

i'm looking forward to the one my friend in the south has baked.

hopefully they will let her across the crossing with it!

cruggs


Joined: 06/04/2008
Posts: 498

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 12:57

flowerfairy,jus tred yur munu munu.......receep tthiinngggggggg it..s woonder

ful oonlyproble..m waz weni i lit the cook..er iti it bluu vp.wiff saed av uu

goat a ressippi f..or ffairie caks. wiffe sed if noot than faerenoufff xx

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 15:17

Whisky Galore! (A tale for Burns’ Night 25th Jan)



I had a case of whisky in my cellar and my wife told me to empty each and every bottle down the sink, or else….. so I reluctantly proceeded with the unhappy task

I drew the cork from the first bottle and poured the contents down the sink, with the exception of one glass, which I drank.

I pulled the cork from the second bottle and did likewise with the exception of one glass, which I drank.

I emptied the third bottle, except for a glass, which I drank and then I took cork from the fourth sink, poured the glass down the bottle and drank that too.

I pulled the bottle from the next glass, drank one sink out of it, and emptied the rest down the cork.

Then I pulled the sink from the next bottle and poured it down the glass and drank the cork, and finally I took the glass from the last bottle, emptied the cork, poured the sink down the rest and drank the pour.



cont....

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 15:18

When I has everything emptied, I steadied the house with one hand, counted the bottles and glasses and corks with the other and found there were 29.

To make sure, I recounted them when they came by again and this time there were 74.

As the house came around for the next time I counted them again, and finally I had all the house and sinks and glasses and cork and bottles counted, except one house, which I then drank.



Lord Wolfenden, C.B.E. 1906 - 1985