Long lost cakes

[bubblewrap]

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!

I remember Ovaltine tablets/sweets?.........Just ........A long long time ago.

[SarzWix]

My Nan used to make everyone a Rice Cake for Christmas every year, and when she died no-one could find the recipe - she made it from memory & the original recipe wasn't in any book on her shelf. After years of trying every recipe I came across, I finally last year found one that worked in an old 'farmhouse' type book. I now have 'orders from 6 members of the family for them for Christmas! It'll be a fair test of will-power not to scoff them though...

[valmarg]

Floods in East Angular tonight they reckon .... oh joy.

Sorry to go off thread, but the forecast does seem to be promising horrendous weather for you. Hope you all keep safe.

valmarg

[HeyWayne]

I make a mean Christmas pud - I really enjoy the smells in the house as it steams away. It's become one of our traditions that I make the puds. I also make a chocolate and orange one from a Jamie Oliver recipe.

I spent my early life in an "old people's home" (as they were called back then) - as my Ma was a warden at one, and my dear old Nan was warden at another. The old ladies used to want to give me money all the time, but Ma taught me to thank them, but say no. The old ladies used give me biscuits and cakes instead, and I remember loving bread pudding in particular. Really stodgy and I remember grey being a feature colour...

[shirlthegirl43]

I make a mean Christmas pud - I really enjoy the smells in the house as it steams away. It's become one of our traditions that I make the puds. I also make a chocolate and orange one from a Jamie Oliver recipe.

Can I ask you to post the chocolate and orange recipe please HW?

[HeyWayne]

Can I ask you to post the chocolate and orange recipe please HW?

Of course, just had a quick blackle, and found it: http://www.cook-book.com/recipes/cho...e_pudding.html

I use a cocktail stick to prick the orange, and the bit where you put the orange in the pudding can be a bit messy, be sure not to put too much in the bottom of the pud basin as the orange won't fit otherwise.

I've never cut the orange into segments, and it's never caused a problem.

It usually looks like there's not enough mix, but once it cooks it kind of joins together so don't worry too much.

The smell is lovely!

Enjoy.

[shirlthegirl43]

Thanks for that - some family members don't like dried fruit (strange folks)

[lainey lou]

Available all over Europe - we often have them

Luck things!!!

[lainey lou]

I remember Ovaltine tablets/sweets?.........Just ........A long long time ago.

Yes I remember them too now you mention it (can't be that long ago!)

[HeyWayne]

Thanks for that - some family members don't like dried fruit (strange folks)

Likewise - I think there's only my Ma and me that eat Christmas pud. Pretty much everyone else prefers the Choc/Orange one.

[scarey55]

Luck things!!!

PM me your address Lainey Lou and I will send you some

[scared55]

I remember Ovaltine tablets/sweets?.........Just ........A long long time ago.

Somebody brought some from Thailand about four years ago. The Ovomaltine brand is positioned differently in the Far East and those little sweets, although bearing an uncanny resemblance to my dogs' worming tablets, are quite popular (and, IMHO, delish).

Also available in the Philippines [link]

KK

[shirlthegirl43]

I remember Horlicks tablets - they were scrummy.

[lainey lou]

PM me your address Lainey Lou and I will send you some

Cor, fanks scarey, that's so sweet!

[Flummery]

The choc orange pud is really just a different take on Sussex Pond Pudding with its whole lemon, then?
(Just typed Pong! - Hope not!)