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Candied Pineapple. Make and Bake

Published on December 2, 2024February 19, 2025 by Viv

In 1993 as part of my Women’s Institute Preservation Certificate, I was asked to make a batch of candied pineapple using tinned fruit. At that time, tinned fruit in syrup was  stocked widely by supermarkets. Today in the UK, fruit is routinely canned in juice or “light syrup.”

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Enriched Breakfast Breads to eat with Marmalade

Published on November 14, 2023February 19, 2025 by Viv

 

I enjoy the process of making enriched breads with added sugar, milk, butter, and often a sourdough starter.

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Kitty and AL Tait Breadsong: How Baking Changed our Lives.

Published on May 10, 2022January 31, 2025 by Vivien

Earlier this year I was invited to judge a category of the Guild of Food Writers’ Book Awards. I was reminded of the years spent as a librarian buying non fiction titles for public libraries. Would evaluating cookery books, forty five years later demand a different set of skills?

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Whole grain Sourdough at Home

Published on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 by Vivien

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Sourdough, Jam and Chutney with Emmanuel Hadjiandreou

Published on August 31, 2016April 8, 2021 by Viv

Bread and jam, toast and marmalade, from sourdough to soda bread, sweet preserves are synonymous with bread. As with preserving, making bread is a passion of mine and in recent years

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National Cream Tea Day Recipes

Published on June 22, 2016April 8, 2021 by Viv
Founded in 2015 by the Cream Tea Society, National Cream Tea Day is usually  held this year on June 24th. Sponsored by Rodda’s and Tiptoe,

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Lamington

Marmalade Make and Bake

Published on March 8, 2016February 19, 2025 by Viv
Seville orange season, the time to make marmalade during January and February has come to an end, a good time

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WI Centenary Coffee Cake

The WI at Glastonbury : 100 bakes

Published on June 29, 2015April 8, 2021 by Viv
Glastonbury Festival celebrated its 45th birthday this year, and the Women’s Institute ( WI) celebrates its centenary.

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Baking with Marmalade – Recipes

Published on January 14, 2014February 19, 2025 by Vivien

Between now and the end of February, I have two precious months to juice, slice, simmer and boil the king of citrus fruits,

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Blueberry cake

Blueberry and Lemon Curd Cake

Published on March 1, 2013November 25, 2019 by Viv
Jams, marmalades, fruit curds and chutneys bring new texture and flavour experiences to cakes, pastries,

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