Hello Devon and everyone
While I can't offer insights into a lace celebration (though, why not,
ale?! sounds a plan)I spent an instructional afternoon today testing
the Cattern Cakes recipe found here. Its rising agent is yeast, yes it
works as mix-in:
http://www.lynsted.com/Recipes/Cookbook/C
Because I had all the ingredients on hand, I just made the Cattern cakes
recipe, which is exactly as Phillipa has typed out in her message.
My verdict: I weighed everything and then measured it in North American cups.
You wind up with roughly 3-¼ cups of dry ingredients that are supposed to be
My lace group in Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia has our Christmas get together
close to Nov 25th - Catterns Day. Each person contributes some food to
share - in Oz we call this "bring a plate" - and also a small gift (to an
agreed value) which is put into the lucky dip basket.
Some people bring lace
Hi Devon:
Just to say I suggest you *don’t* make the recipe found in the book “Cattern
Cakes and Lace”. It sounds good, and I had high hopes for it, but the cookies
were astoundingly dry. Maybe there’s a misprint and maybe a professional baker
could look at the recipe and find the problem; I th
The Brooklyn Lace Guild would like to have a riotous debauch on St.
Catherineâs Day and have looked to me for guidance about how to plan it. Has
anyone ever celebrated St. Catherineâs Day with their lace group and what
advice would you offer?
I have been researching recipes for Cattern Cakes.
