Does any one have an old copy of this recipe book please. I am looking for a biscuit recipe, Treacle Bites.
Youngest daughter was reminiscing with an old school friend about the things they used to eat at our house & they came up.
do you mean syrup bites? I have the book
Syrup bites sound tasty. :P
Can you put the recipe on here?
:D
MP
this is a great cook book - you can often find it reprinted in remainder bookshops
4oz self raising flour
3oz rolled oats
1oz desiccated coconut
4oz butter
5oz caster sugar
2tbsp golden syrup
1tsp bicarb of soda
1tbsp fresh milk
Combine flour, oats, coconut
Put butter, sugar, syrup in a saucepan. Very slowly bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
Remove from heat. Add the bicarb dissolved in milk. Pour onto the dry ingredients, mix, set aside or 30mins or until firm.
Break into 24 pieces and roll into marbles
Transfer to greased baking sheets, leaving room between each for spreading
Bake at 180 oC (Gas mark 4) for 15 minutes
Phewwwwww. That's the one. I think I'd run out of syrup & used treacle one time & they loved them. Thank you so much. I told her someone on here would help us out.
Brilliant recipe books.
home made biscuits remind me of childhood. and of course eating them before they've cooled down :D
I don't drink tea anymore & the one thing I miss about it biscuit dunking ;). Warm out of the oven is lovely as are scones.
It's probably the most used cook book in my kitchen.
There are a few on amazon, and this site says they are back in stock £7 + £2p&p
http://www.dairydiary.co.uk/dairy-cookbooks.html
Unsure if that site is related to the Milk Marque as my edition (1995) was published by Brockhampton Press.
Quote from: grannyjanny on August 14, 2010, 12:33:54
I don't drink tea anymore & the one thing I miss about it biscuit dunking ;). Warm out of the oven is lovely as are scones.
my mother doesn't drink tea either. She drinks boiled water after it's cooled down a bit (and still calls it tea). Perhaps you could try dunking in that.......... :)
My tipple is Belvoire organic ginger cordial with slices of lemon & boiling water but it doesn't matter what temperature it is I just love it.
I have a very well worn copy that was printed in 1977, but I bought it second hand in 1979 for £3!
Just dug mine out ,had forgotten about it. It hasn't got that recipe in but has a load of usefull info in. It is a 1969 one ,we got married in 68 and I remember my MIL giving it to me !!
marg
I used to get them from the milkman, I think the girls were at primary school. I must have given my old ones to the charity shop. My present one is for 90's. I've seen the newer ones for sale at garden centres. I wonder if the milkman still sells them. So many people don't have a milkman these days.
I once ran low on golden syrup and wanted to make flap jacks.
I used half golden syrup and half black treacle.
They turned out to be very popular and people asked for the recipe!
These are best made soft (I think we all know that hard flap jacks are cooked 10 degrees hotter than soft ones for the same time). Ideal for an extra sweet for bonfire night. Just call them Treacle Flap Jacks.