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Christmas gingerbread in clear gift bags on a wood surface with Christmas decorations

Gild the Gingerbread

It's been a frustrating few days the weather has been grim, grey and gloomy and my current knitting project isn't working out.  Knitted Christmas present production has slowed up. An afternoon of baking seemed a quicker way of making a …
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A pastry based tray bake filled with currants and cherries on a plate set on a red and white linen cloth

A Slice of Paradise

Here's another of our wool show cake tin standbys, this one definitely has a retro feel. I'm not entirely sure where this recipe came from it may have been from a copy of Woman's Realm or Woman's Weekly, well thumbed …
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A cream plate with large slices of fruitcake on a folded linen cloth and against a wooden background

Saucepan Cake

At shows we can  often be found munching on a piece of cake and we never knowingly travel with out a least one cake in the tin.  The perfect show cake is a substantial and sturdy thing, without icing or …

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Easter Biscuits

When we were kids, Easter was a hot cross bun on Good Friday and a Quality Street chocolate egg each which was always hidden at the back of Mum’s wardrobe, so the egg hunt was remarkably quick.  We never had …

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