Today I have cooked a Christmas cake following Delia Smith's Traditional
cake recipe and I fear that it may be a bit dry. I fed it a little with
brandy when it had cooled. Will my cake moisten up a little in keeping or
will it still be dry come Christmas??? I lined the cake tin with paper
inside and out.
Any advice anyone?
Thanks.

In article >,
says...
> Today I have cooked a Christmas cake following Delia Smith's Traditional
> cake recipe and I fear that it may be a bit dry. I fed it a little with
> brandy when it had cooled. Will my cake moisten up a little in keeping or
> will it still be dry come Christmas??? I lined the cake tin with paper
> inside and out.
> Any advice anyone?
> Thanks.
>
It sounds as though you may be attempting actually to make this cake
edible, or perhaps even inviting. According to my British friends, a
truly Traditional Christmas cake cannot be edible under any
circumstances.

So who is this "Delia Smith", and why has this person set out to subvert
time-honoured British culture in such a devious way?
--
Bob ;-)
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yetanotherBob wrote:

>
> It sounds as though you may be attempting actually to make this cake
> edible, or perhaps even inviting. According to my British friends, a
> truly Traditional Christmas cake cannot be edible under any
> circumstances.

Nonsense. It is a fine tradition. There are lots of us who really like the
stuff. It's much too rich to eat on a regular basis, but it is a terrific
seasonal treat.

yetanotherBob wrote:

>
> It sounds as though you may be attempting actually to make this cake
> edible, or perhaps even inviting. According to my British friends, a
> truly Traditional Christmas cake cannot be edible under any
> circumstances.

Nonsense. It is a fine tradition. There are lots of us who really like the
stuff. It's much too rich to eat on a regular basis, but it is a terrific
seasonal treat.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> yetanotherBob wrote:
>
>>
>> It sounds as though you may be attempting actually to make this cake
>> edible, or perhaps even inviting. According to my British friends, a
>> truly Traditional Christmas cake cannot be edible under any
>> circumstances.
>
> Nonsense. It is a fine tradition. There are lots of us who really like
> the
> stuff. It's much too rich to eat on a regular basis, but it is a terrific
> seasonal treat.
>
>

have a butcher's at www.deliaonline.co.uk