Monthly Archives: March 2023

Oat and raisin cookies

First, cream the butter and sugar: the essential baking companion, 408pp. by Emelia Jackson Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2022 Cooking on page 32 Growing up I was the family baker, probably because I was the oldest. This book would have been … Continue reading

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Oeufs sur le plat (Eggs on a tray)

Meals on a tray, 83pp. by Mrs C.F. Leyel George Routledge and Sons, London, no date given Cooking on page 16 Hilda Leyel wrote under the name Mrs. C. F. Leyel. She was an expert on herbalism and founded the … Continue reading

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