tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post3107748681235441352..comments2024-03-03T08:15:07.172+00:00Comments on Keep Calm and Fanny On - The Fanny Cradock Food Blog: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...Keep Calm and Fanny Onhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13805757699969350030noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-39207242535924271902016-11-05T10:23:05.382+00:002016-11-05T10:23:05.382+00:00Fanny was publicly very scathing of those housewiv...Fanny was publicly very scathing of those housewives who sloshed in the booze... but I'm sure she did too! Keep Calm and Fanny Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805757699969350030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-25622071038874032602016-11-04T22:20:34.873+00:002016-11-04T22:20:34.873+00:00I'm sure my mother put far more Madeira in it ...I'm sure my mother put far more Madeira in it than that. It was lethal! (But very nice.)Tiggerhttps://twitter.com/TiggerTherese?lang=en-gbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-15442637105213290322016-10-30T12:49:11.138+00:002016-10-30T12:49:11.138+00:00Sorry, I should've specified - it is indeed co...Sorry, I should've specified - it is indeed confectioners custard, which Fanny always used! Keep Calm and Fanny Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805757699969350030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-62044506660941218502016-10-27T10:38:54.067+01:002016-10-27T10:38:54.067+01:00Thanks very much! I've only just noticed your...Thanks very much! I've only just noticed your reply. Silly me!<br />That's very helpful. It looks very much like what my mother used to make every year - and she was exactly the sort of person who would buy a book called "Coping With Christmas".<br />She used to rabbit on about confectioner's custard rather than ordinary custard - does the recipe say which it is? Tiggerhttps://twitter.com/TiggerTherese?lang=en-gbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-31838738786907772232015-11-09T18:37:30.755+00:002015-11-09T18:37:30.755+00:00It's not in the booklet, but is briefly mentio...It's not in the booklet, but is briefly mentioned in the Coping with Christmas book - the recipe is 1/2 pt custard, 1/2 pint stiffly whipped cream, 1 tablespoon each of chopped glace cherries, angelica, glace ginger, crystallised pineapple, sultanas, currants, mixed peel, dry white wine or Madeira... cover crystallised and dried fruits with wine to soak for an hour - drain, fold in custard, cut in whipped cream, fold to combine - freeze in a souffle dish... Enjoy!Keep Calm and Fanny Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805757699969350030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-71547064716694325972015-11-09T09:01:49.973+00:002015-11-09T09:01:49.973+00:00Hi! I've been looking for that "Our Froz...Hi! I've been looking for that "Our Frozen Christmas Pudding" recipe for ages. Is it in "Coping With Christmas" or the BBC booklet? Thanks!tiggerhttps://twitter.com/TiggerTherese?lang=en-gbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-3334022522219622202014-09-07T19:17:33.439+01:002014-09-07T19:17:33.439+01:00Will you cut up the squares for me?Will you cut up the squares for me?Keep Calm and Fanny Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805757699969350030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-62503106870170337732014-09-07T19:01:57.279+01:002014-09-07T19:01:57.279+01:00I quite like the white paper boa, maybe you could ...I quite like the white paper boa, maybe you could wear that?Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854564777269577428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-60095371272140249772014-08-03T17:22:58.642+01:002014-08-03T17:22:58.642+01:00Yes, secateurs at the ready, but don't worry I...Yes, secateurs at the ready, but don't worry I've scrubbed my fingernails before I started... ;-) Keep Calm and Fanny Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805757699969350030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-37368067934575032842014-08-03T16:46:21.939+01:002014-08-03T16:46:21.939+01:00My Christmas isn't Christmas without having wa...My Christmas isn't Christmas without having watched Fanny Cradock Cooks Christmas: 'Turkey is such a dry bird!' 'And can I just say how much I ADMIRE the housewives of England ...'Jamyang Thubtenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142767897591010601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-70586948209041419232014-08-03T16:44:59.876+01:002014-08-03T16:44:59.876+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jamyang Thubtenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142767897591010601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-16799356501827209172014-07-31T21:09:51.948+01:002014-07-31T21:09:51.948+01:00Have you got your booklet ready?Have you got your booklet ready?Keep Calm and Fanny Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805757699969350030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-32950148366412586042014-07-31T21:01:07.586+01:002014-07-31T21:01:07.586+01:00Christmas in July - how fab! My favourite time of ...Christmas in July - how fab! My favourite time of year :)Cakeyboihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191945966126647539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-46271713547705258852014-07-30T00:52:25.433+01:002014-07-30T00:52:25.433+01:00She really starts in January for the Christmas ahe...She really starts in January for the Christmas ahead ;-) too early for me!Keep Calm and Fanny Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805757699969350030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989495098344372691.post-90375042431982037592014-07-29T17:22:38.687+01:002014-07-29T17:22:38.687+01:00She's ahead of the department stores starting ...She's ahead of the department stores starting Christmas, isn't she?S. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17922340554746740866noreply@blogger.com