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This lovely old-fashioned recipe for Cottage Cheese Griddle Cakes came from an old magazine cutting that my mum kept - I am still going though her things two years after she passed away. I cannot ever remember her making these, but she did make the most amazing Drop Scones (Scotch Pancakes) and these little cheesy griddle cakes remind me a lot of that style of pancake. I love the fact that this recipe uses very little flour too, and is protein rich with cottage cheese, eggs and milk. The original recipe suggested serving these straight from the &quot;griddle&quot; with crispy fried bacon, or with butter, jam or honey.

Cottage Cheese Griddle Cakes

(6 ozs) cottage cheese, NOT low-fat

eggs, milk

(2 ozs) SR Flour

white pepper (for savoury ones)

salt butter

Butter

Add the melted butter to the cottage cheese...

Add the melted butter to the cottage cheese and mix well.

Gradually whisk in the eggs & milk, to...

Gradually whisk in the eggs & milk, to make a thick batter.

Stir in the flour and whisk until the...

Stir in the flour and whisk until the batter is smooth. Please note it may look a little lumpy due to the cottage cheese, but that's fine. Add the salt and white pepper if using and mix again.

Heat a heavy-based frying pan. skillet or griddle...

Heat a heavy-based frying pan. skillet or griddle that's well greased with bacon fat/dripping or butter.

Drop spoonfuls of the cottage cheese batter in...

Drop spoonfuls of the cottage cheese batter in the pan/griddle and cook over a low to medium to heat to avoid them burning.

Turn them over several times to cook evenly....

Turn them over several times to cook evenly. They are cooked when they are puffed up and have a few holes in them.

Serve freshly cooked with crisp, hot bacon OR...

Serve freshly cooked with crisp, hot bacon OR with butter, jam or honey.

These griddle cakes are light and easily digestible...

These griddle cakes are light and easily digestible and are particularly good for anyone who wants a lower gluten pancake.

My Grandmother&#x27;s recipe for authentic &quot;Stotty Cakes&quot;, my grandmother’s recipe remained a secret for many years after her death, and then one day my mum found an old hand-written recipe in the back of a Be-Ro cookbook, where she had written down the principals of how to make a Stotty, and so the secret family recipe was released.

Stotty Cake (Stottie Cake)

½ lbs strong white bread flour (680 grams)

salt

sugar

yeast yeast

White pepper,

(450 milliliterss) tepid water

The recipe I am sharing today is vert poignant, as it was my mum&#x27;s recipe for Traditional Homemade Pickled Onions, and she made a few jars every November for the Christmas tea table. Why only make these in November? Well, in the UK you start to see small &quot;pickling onions&quot; in the greengrocers and supermarkets from October onwards, and with a view to the Christmas buffet table, and that ubiquitous cheese board, now is the time to make these pickled onions so they have time to &quot;mature&quot; for 6 weeks. If you make them in the first week of November, they will be wonderfully mellow but still crisp and crunchy by the time the festive period starts in earnest. 

These Traditional Homemade Pickled Onions WILL keep quite happily for up to a year in the pantry, as long as it is cool and dark, but they are best eaten with 6 months. Serve these traditional pickled onions with cheese, cold meats, pork pies, ploughman&#x27;s lunch as well as with quiches, flans and salads. They are also great when served with fish and chips, in the style of a proper &quot;Yorkshire Fish Supper&quot;. 

I also have a recipe for pickled shallots here: Christmas in a Jar – Pickled Shallots should you have problems finding small pickling onions.

Traditional Homemade Pickled Onions

kilo onions

pickling vinegar, vinegar

white sugar

pickling spices, OR:

Put all of the unpeeled onions in a...

Put all of the unpeeled onions in a large bowl and pour boiling water over them, leave to steep in the water for 1 minute, before tipping them into a colander to drain.

Place the onions into the bowl again and...

Place the onions into the bowl again and cover them with cold water now.

Peel the skins off the onions, making a...

Peel the skins off the onions, making  a small cut at the root end to ease the skins off.

Once all of the onions have been peeled,...

Once all of the onions have been peeled, layer the peeled onions with the salt in a large bowl, cover them with a clean tea towel and leave them overnight or up to 24 hours in the salt.

The following say, drain and rinse the onions...

The following say, drain and rinse the onions thoroughly, pat them dry and pack them into some clean and sterilised jars.

Pour the pickling vinegar over the onions in...

Pour the pickling vinegar over the onions in the jars, including all the pickling spices, seal the jars and allow to mature for 4 weeks before serving.

Make the spiced pickling vinegar: Pour the vinegar...

Make the spiced pickling vinegar: Pour the vinegar into a large saucepan and add the sugar and the pickling spices. Bring to the boil, then take the vinegar off the heat immediately, cover with a lid and leave to go cold and infuse for 24 hours.

Delectable little jam penny sandwiches, perfect for a Royal tea party, Jubilee street party or for the children&#x27;s tea or supper.  

I have used fluffy white bread in my sandwiches as shown in the photo, and some rather good raspberry jam.

However, strawberry and mixed berry jam is also fabulous in these dainty little sandwiches, as is lemon curd for citrus lovers.

Jam Pennies are famously attributed to HM the Queen, as one of her favourite afternoon tea sandwiches, along with The Queen’s Chocolate Biscuit Cake, a recipe which is also on Lavender &amp; Lovage.

I hope you enjoy this simple sandwich recipe, and do let me know if you make these for any Jubilee events, or for a Right Royal Tea Party! Karen

Royal Jam Pennies (Jam Sandwiches)

bread,

Jam,

Today&#x27;s recipe for Overnight One-Pot Microwave Pasta Bake is a brilliant way to feed a family of four, sing minimal pots and pans, and more impotanrtly, energy.

As we all know, energy costs have spiralled in the UK, and we are all going to have to try to heat and eat when winter finally arrives.

My latest recipe for Overnight One-Pot Microwave Pasta Bake not only saves on energy by using the mocrowave, but, it only uses ONE POT as in one dish, thus saving on washing up too.

And, it&#x27;s a real oven to table recipe, where all that is needed is crusty bread and some seasonal salad to accompany it.

I&#x27;ve also used a ready-made chilli tomato sauce, again saving time on making your own. You can choose any pasta or tomato sauce you find locally, or even just a tin of chopped tomatoes.

Overnight One-Pot Microwave Pasta Bake

x large onion, peeled and diced

garlic,

water

dried pasta,

My recipe today for Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches is a family favourite, and one that my late parents and both sets of grandparents loved.

These Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches were made most Sundays for afternoon tea, or for the Sunday Tea Tray.

They were special enough to grace the table at other occasions too, such as birthday parties, Christmas, Easter and when we had guests for Sunday tea.

The key ingredient, apart from the salmon, was malt vinegar and white pepper - and believe me when say that these are essential to this sandwich filling.

No fancy pants &quot;freshly grated black pepper&quot; or &quot;cider apple vinegar&quot; is needed for this sandwich filling, it&#x27;s a simple recipe that has been around for decades.

Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches

malt vinegar

white bread

Butter spread

Make sure the tinned salmon is well drained.

Remove the salmon from the tin and decant...

Remove the salmon from the tin and decant it into a bowl. Remove the skin if you want.

Mash the salmon with a fork and add...

Mash the salmon with a fork and add the malt vinegar and white pepper (to taste).

Taste it to see if there is enough...

Taste it to see if there is enough pepper and vinegar in it, and add more if needed.

Spread the butter or vegetable spread on all...

Spread the butter or vegetable spread on all the bread slices.

Then spread mashed salmom on 4 slices of...

Then spread mashed salmom on 4 slices of bread, lay the other slice of buttered bread on top.

Cut into fingers or 4 triangles to serve.

My take on the famous Betty&#x27;s Fat Rascals; Fat Rascals are a cross between a bun and a scone, more like a rock cake, and are delicious when enjoyed with an afternoon cuppa. The origin of the name is unknown, but they are thought to have been made since the mid-19th Century under the name of Fat Rascals, although the original recipe is thought to be Elizabethan.

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