On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:41:52 -0500, flitterbit >
wrote
> >
>Heh; here in Canada (and the U.S.), Trex is a plastic building material
>sold for decks, etc. : )
Good job I explained what it was....could have ruined the recipe!
>
>Thanks for sharing your recipe;
You're welcome, hope you enjoy it.

I've always liked Eccles cakes, but they
>aren't easy to find any more, and the last time I found any, they were a
>kind with puréed filling, which just wasn't the same. I always wondered
>what flavouring was used and thought there was a hint of citrus; nutmeg
>fits that well, as would mace, I think.
>
>Would there be any particular reason to use vegetable shortening in the
>pastry, or would lard do?
Lard would be fine. In fact we used Lard originally. It's just that
we stopped using it in all our cooking and subsituted the nearest
vegetable fat which works just as well.
Joan