"Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>> As for pastry, sometimes I use puff pastry, but to make that from
>>> scratch is fiddly and takes time. If you can get a good ready made
>>> butter puff pastry, that is acceptable. Shortcrust is easy and good
>>> and I used to make a pastry called 'rough puff pastry' which I like
>>> very much. It consists of cutting lard into small chunks and placing in
>>> the

J'know, I think that I'll try making some rough puff as a prelude to trying
the real thing as another prelude to making croissants. The trouble is that
my Sister's cooking (and my b-i-l's wine) has meant that my weight-loss
regime has been put back by a month{:-(
Graham