YAWN, YAWN, WAKEY, WAKEY - 2022

Good day
The wind is blasting through too and now the guessers are telling us we will be getting blizzards within the hour. From what I can tell, there is about 10 inches of snow out there so far.

But I am inside with my cuppa for now and just watching the trees sway and the white stuff fly.

They are closing down schools. What a pain for parents. The schools were just reopening today and lots Moms and Dads will be scrambling for day care again.

I was thinking about going out and shoveling but realize that the wind is too strong and the stuff would just blow back so I'll wait until things settle down.

Have a lovely day all

 

I hope you're all right @CanadianLori, I read on the news that a winter storm is coming to eastern USA and Canada. Batton down the hatches ! and keep safe and warm


Here's what I baked ... it's a boiled cake. It's easy and I already had the ingredients in the house.
I think I put it too high up in the oven because the top seems a little bit burnt, but it tastes all right.

Ingredients ready ...



All done ...



Nice and moist inside ...



Would anyone care to join me ? ...



Sorry the china doesn't match, but there's a warm welcome in the hillsides
and it's the taste that counts anyway

 

Yum @Michael Hewett ! I'm in! I love raisins and currants or whatever those are in the cake. That is probably why I love Christmas cake. raisins, currants and candied fruit, oh my!

Just came in from the first set of shoveling before the wind comes back. The snow is now about 18 inches and drifting to over a meter in some places. A good workout. It has tapered off quite a bit so I'll do another couple of gigs out there and it will all be fairly clean until I pull the vehicles out. The road plow won't be around until probably the middle of the night so I'm snowed in today. I'm just dreading the snow plow stacking a giant heap at the end of the driveway.

 

Take care shovelling that snow @CanadianLori it can be a backbreaking job. I hope the snow ploughs clear the roads enough for people to get around.

Yes there are currants sultanas and cherries in the cake as well as chopped nuts and spices. The kitchen smells nice

 

Thank you @Michael Hewett for thinking of me but I am built like an Amazon - or perhaps a mule. Hee haw!

 

Aaw wow that cake looks really yummy Michael is there a slice for us pleeease! .

Lori hope it stops snowing soon and your not snowed in for too long

 

It stopped about 4ish. No biggie. The wind came along and blew the snow from around the greenhouses down to only two feet high.

 

There's enough for everyone @Flumpy

'only' 2 feet high ... that's 2 feet too much

 

Good morning everyone......and Michael's cake!!!

Sorry Michael I've only just seen your post... Well done indeed, that looks absolutely yummy and so moist with all the lush fruit in it.....I'm definitely in the queue for a slice please.
You are now nominated to become our resident supplier of cakes and all things yummy.

Had a busy day as it turned out yesterday, hubs was given an immediate Drs app and has to go for blood tests tomorrow, secretly I'm worried but keeping everything .

Eldest son contacted us to say he feels quite ill and has tested positive ...again..with Covid.!! He only had it back at the beginning of December!!!!What is going on!!!

My knee is grumbling so back wearing a knee support and only doing 2 mile walks at the moment.

Apart from that.....all is tootling along fine.


Lori,I know that you're use to it but nevertheless take care.

Have a lovely day everyone.

 

Good day
@Upsydaisy I hope your family all start getting better quickly. Both son and hubby, that is a lot of stress and worry!

@Flumpy I got lucky last night. No, not that! But the snow plow came around the road three times last night and most of the snow did not end up at the end of my driveway for a change. Only about another half hour of snow shoveling to get rid. The snow gods are being merciful. Next door's driveway is socked in. It must be 3 feet high x 4 feet deep and the full width of the driveway. There are renovations going on there so getting their work vehicles in

I've got the recipe for the custard slices printed out and propped up at the back of the kitchen counter. Just waiting for some ambition to try making them. @Michael Hewett is the recipe for your cake a family secret or are you allowed to share? Pretty please?

Have a lovely day all.

Cheers

 

@moyra wakey wakey, are you up now? I've got a cuppa for you and @Michael Hewett has some lovely cake

Did you see anyone yet and get the results of your tests?

 

What a worry for you @Upsydaisy try to stay positive and I hope husband will have a good result and son will be better soon xxx

It isn't a secret @CanadianLori I have a few recipes for boiled cake that various people wrote out for my mother and I found them in an old tin when we sorted out the house after my parents died.
Here's the one I made ...

6 oz currants
6 oz sultanas
2 oz cherries
2 oz chopped nuts
6 oz margarine (I use Stork)
6 oz sugar
10 oz S R Flour
1 teaspoon mixed spice
I put nutmeg as well because I love it
3 beaten eggs

Boil the currants and sultanas for 15 mins
(make sure it doesn't boil dry)
Strain
Add marg and sugar while still warm
Mix WELL until the marg has all melted
Add other ingredients and mix WELL until there are no pockets of flour in the mixture

Bake in middle of oven for 1 hr 30 min at 180 C
It makes one loaf ...

 

Thank you @Michael Hewett - I just got home from shopping and I purchased currants because I had used up what I had and hoping... And here you have given me the recipe. Thank you!

 

If you make it I hope you enjoy it @CanadianLori.

 

Please @Michael Hewett , what is mixed spice? I'm sat converting the recipe to my measuring system and I'm stumped about the spice.
Thank you
Lori