Eccles Cake
Joan wrote:
> 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
>
>
Thanks!
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