Bits and pieces by Lois

Ne’er cast a clout till May is out

Some people understand this saying to mean don’t take off any coats or jackets until the month of May has finished, others think it is may blossom on hawthorn trees, may blossom by the way smells wonderful! I know we are only a few days into May but it’s not been a very warm start […]

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Mondamin tins and dariel cups

Aren’t these utensils wonderful? Wouldn’t you love to have them? 2.  mondamin cake tins 3.  jam sandwich tins 4.  round cake tins 5.  swiss roll tins 6.  dinner loaf tins 7.  cheese cake tins 8.  dariel cups 9.  bread pans 10. – 12c, 25 – 25c cutters 13. – 13a. double saucepans 14. blancmange moulds […]

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Green, red, sheep

A copper beech against the bright almost lime green of the other beeches in the field; the sheep are blithely grazing beneath, still in their winter woollies. It’s May 2nd and really quite chilly, but the promised rain hasn’t come yet… the sheep don’t car either way, they have their waterproofs on.

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Rules for cooking

Another old cookery book which cost 2/6 (12½p), ‘The Way To A Good Table – Electric Cookery’, from 1937 by Elizabeth Craig. as she says in her introduction: It’s not an elaborate cookery book. it’s just a simple straightforward book which I’ve written to show you the easiest and quickest way to a good table. […]

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