Long lost cakes

[Hazel at the Hill]

Tee hee!

Well, go on then, wot's in this gypsy pudding thingy then?

[scarey55]

Weeeell, if you must know, you don't? - well, I'm going to tell you anyway. All I remember is that it was kind of treacley butterscotchy yummy pudding in a pastry case - c'mon someone, help me out here

[HeyWayne]

Weeeell, if you must know, you don't? - well, I'm going to tell you anyway. All I remember is that it was kind of treacley butterscotchy yummy pudding in a pastry case - c'mon someone, help me out here

Sounds familiar...

Did it have a little squirt of that nasty cream stuff on it too?

I do remember it! My wife loves the stuff, and as far as I recall, it involves boiling tins of evaporated milk...

[scarey55]

See, I wasn't imagining it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_tart Might have a go this weekend - watch out for pics

[Alice]

Hey wayne, I think the Scotch Cake you are talking about was called Flies Cemetry here- due to the the compressed currants (mincemeat) in the middle. Mmmm! Can still buy it in the local bakers here.

[valmarg]

How about Gypsy Tart. I remember Gary Rhodes making something along these lines years ago. I remember him boiling a tin of condensed milk for several hours so that it was very thick and concentrated.

I shall need to consult the library, and come back to you.

valmarg

[JennieAtkinson]

Oh Gypsy Tart - that takes me back a bit!

Problem in those days was actually finding a shop stocking muscovado sugar ...... I remember Mum had a packet in the cupboard under lock and key!

[scarey55]

Thanks everyone - I told Scared that I was not completely mad (only partially)

I shall have a look and see if I can make some - I'm willing to bet that it isn't as nice as I remember from my schooldays (things are always better remembered from childhood I think)

If I make one I will post a pic, watch this space.

[scarey55]

Oh Gypsy Tart - that takes me back a bit!

Problem in those days was actually finding a shop stocking muscavado sugar ...... I remember Mum had a packet in the cupboard under lock and key!

Even harder here in France - normal brown sugar is hard enough. Lucky I bought some muscavado with me from the UK when I moved - might be a bit old though

[Hazel at the Hill]

See Haze making up food parcel for the Scareys.....

[Flummery]

We used to call Chorley Cakes 'Flies Graveyards.' Aren't kids vile?

[lainey lou]

HeyWayne, I can post the recipe from my old cookbook (apparently first published in 1971).

Another cake recipe that I used to make, and absolutely love from the book is Wiltshire Lardy Cake.

valmarg

MMmmmmm lardy cake, my Grandad used to buy one every saturday from the local baker and we'd eat it whil it was still warm .

We used to call Eccles cakes " dead fly cemetry"!!

[lainey lou]

Does anyone remember ovaltine chocolate bars? I remember my mum used to buy a large bar and every so often we were allowed a chunk!

[Two_Sheds]

All this talk of cake ... I just ate a Xmas pudding with custard. Well, I did get absolutely drenched biking home from school just now. Floods in East Angular tonight they reckon .... oh joy.

[scarey55]

Does anyone remember ovaltine chocolate bars? I remember my mum used to buy a large bar and every so often we were allowed a chunk!

Available all over Europe - we often have them