On Mar 25, 6:23 am, flitterbit > wrote:
> 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
>
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Hi Joan,
Thank you very much for the receipe, sounds very good. My husband has
been asking for it for awhile, will make a batch today. Thank you.
Julia