The fruit is soaking and although I have covered the bowl I can smell the rum wafting from my kitchen. Tomorrow I will be baking the first of my Christmas cakes for this year. I have a trusty recipe from a friend, I don't have my grandmother's because she didn't have one. She just put in a bit of this and a bit of that and her cakes always turned out.
For those who ar contemplating baking a cake there is plenty of advice to be found on
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| 1902 'CHRISTMAS CAKE.', The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), 13 December, p. 19, viewed 13 October, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21807371 |
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1934 'Christmas Cake.', The Burrowa News (NSW : 1874 - 1951), 14 December, p. 6, viewed 13 October, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102346810
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1941 'Mum's Christmas Cake.', The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1892 - 1954), 27 November, p. 8, viewed 13 October, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131302705
1966
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1966 'CHRISTMAS CAKES.', The Australian Women's Weekly(1933 - 1982), 30 November, p. 116 Section: The Sweet Foods of Christmas, viewed 13 October, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44025237
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One of the joys of Christmas is the smell of Xmas baking, especially the cake brewing then cooking...or the pudding.
ReplyDeleteThe cake has been in the oven for a couple of hours. Kitchen smells very homely.
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