This was a recipe emailed by grandma C. She sent it one morning, I made it that afternoon and then emailed back a photo of it. Before she had had chance to read the email, we had an unexpected FaceTime where she said she had forgotten to say the biscuits spread quite a lot, which I had mentioned in my email!
We took them on safari and they weren't as good a few days later when they were chewier. I'm going to try make another batch now 😀
Dear Caterina
I have already sent you a recipe by snail mail but I gather from your Mum that the snails are very slow so I thought that I had better send you it by email so that you got it before you left the country!
MELTING MOMENTS
4oz margarine
3oz sugar
Half an egg
Vanilla essence
5oz self-raising flour
Crushed cornflakes
I usually double up the quantities rather than fiddle about halving an egg!
Cream fat and sugar and beat in egg and a few drops of essence.Work in flour and mix to a smooth dough.WET THE HANDS,divide mixture into small portions and roll into balls with hands.
Roll these in crushed cornflakes,put on a greased baking sheet(or upside down roasting tin if you haven't a baking tray) and bake in a moderate oven(35o F) for 15 -20mins.
It doesn't matter if you leave the flakes in big pieces or small (or of course some of each!)
4oz margarine
3oz sugar
Half an egg
Vanilla essence
5oz self-raising flour
Crushed cornflakes
I usually double up the quantities rather than fiddle about halving an egg!
Cream fat and sugar and beat in egg and a few drops of essence.Work in flour and mix to a smooth dough.WET THE HANDS,divide mixture into small portions and roll into balls with hands.
Roll these in crushed cornflakes,put on a greased baking sheet(or upside down roasting tin if you haven't a baking tray) and bake in a moderate oven(35o F) for 15 -20mins.
It doesn't matter if you leave the flakes in big pieces or small (or of course some of each!)
This is out of my first Good Housekeeping cookery book published in 1952, A very well thumbed book!
Lots of love to you both, The Chicks.
On Oct 29, 2015, at 18:00, Catherine Kirkland <catherinekirkland1@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you so much grandmama for sending the recipe! I remember you making these before. I thought it was a big funny when I mentioned I had cornflakes in my list of ingredients but I am glad I did! We had an empty day today so I got on and they were nice to make. I was initially unsure about the 'cream the fat and sugar' as I didnt think I was very good at that but it was easier than I thought. I think I was thinking of when you have to mix flour and butter. I also followed your advice on doubling the quantities - I found it really funny that it would say half an egg in the recipe - I wonder if that was a rationing era thing. I wasn't too sure what size balls to do and I think I put them a bit close together on the baking tray but tada.... Here are the finished goods...
And John and I both had one while they were still a bit warm and they were delicious!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Some of the other recipes people have sent have been from 1950s books! People say here that Uganda is like the UK 70 years ago so I guess that kind of fits in. The ingredients we have here now must be similar to UK in the fifties!
Thanks for not waiting for snail mail - I think we need to think of an animal slower than a snail for Uganda post! John and I are going to take the melting moments on safari with us this weekend - but definitely for us not the animals.
Lots of love Catarina xxxxx
Thank you so much grandmama for sending the recipe! I remember you making these before. I thought it was a big funny when I mentioned I had cornflakes in my list of ingredients but I am glad I did! We had an empty day today so I got on and they were nice to make. I was initially unsure about the 'cream the fat and sugar' as I didnt think I was very good at that but it was easier than I thought. I think I was thinking of when you have to mix flour and butter. I also followed your advice on doubling the quantities - I found it really funny that it would say half an egg in the recipe - I wonder if that was a rationing era thing. I wasn't too sure what size balls to do and I think I put them a bit close together on the baking tray but tada.... Here are the finished goods...
And John and I both had one while they were still a bit warm and they were delicious!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Some of the other recipes people have sent have been from 1950s books! People say here that Uganda is like the UK 70 years ago so I guess that kind of fits in. The ingredients we have here now must be similar to UK in the fifties!
Thanks for not waiting for snail mail - I think we need to think of an animal slower than a snail for Uganda post! John and I are going to take the melting moments on safari with us this weekend - but definitely for us not the animals.
Lots of love Catarina xxxxx
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