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Old-Fashioned Lemon Verbena Lemonade Syrup

Posted by French Tart  

Pull up a hammock, select a good book and make a jug of this cooling lemonade to refresh you as you gently sway and wile away the long, hot hours! A simple zingy lemonade syrup that is added to water to dilute and is compulsory for hot, humid... MORE»

Recipe #380309

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Chilled Summer Lettuce, Lovage and Garden Pea Soup

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A delightful and refreshing chilled soup for summer - this savoury soup takes its flavour from freshly chopped lovage leaves, which impart a savoury, lemony and celery-like taste. I like to serve this pale green soup in clear glass bowls for... MORE»

Recipe #379954

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Rose Cottage Fragrant Old English Rose Liqueur Syrup

Posted by French Tart  

This is my mum's recipe for rose syrup - and the name of their cottage in England! Try to use old English shrub roses, as they are highly fragranced and impart a delicate flavour to the syrup. The correct word for this recipe would be a Shrub or a... MORE»

Recipe #379765

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Scottish Grasmere Shortbread

(1 reviews) Posted by Maryelena  

Since I love shortbread, this recipe is very special to me and I typically only make it during the holidays. It is the ultimate in shortbread that includes a crystallized ginger filling that is sandwiched in between shortbread that includes the... MORE»

Recipe #376968

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Hearty and Healthy Five-Grain Bread

(1 reviews) Posted by Sharon123  

Toast up this delicous healthy bread and serve with soup or eat with a pat of sweet butter! There is about 2 hours rising time. Adapted from Country Living magazine. MORE»

Recipe #376595

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Soda Bread With Dark Chocolate and Candied Orange Peel

Posted by swissms  

Bon Appetit, April 2005. Wonderful combination of orange and dark chocolate. Great for a tea or brunch. MORE»

Recipe #375238

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Scottish Cream Crowdie With Raspberries

Posted by Sharon123  

This is a name that isn't really known on these shores, although there may be a small group or two of people of Scottish descent who use it. It is an Anglicized version of an old Gaelic (Scottish) word for curd. A crowdie was a porridge (or... MORE»

Recipe #367311

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Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother's Day

(2 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

One of my recent cake inventions - a standard Victoria Sandwich Sponge with a few delicious additions! Fresh oranges and lemons, lemon curd, crystallised violets and mascarpone cheese make this basic sponge cake moist and special enough for the... MORE»

Recipe #362106

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Oatcakes

Posted by TapestryThreads  

This is my best attempt to duplicate Scottish oatcakes, which I had previously only had from a box (brands such as Nairn). I don't know how they would compare to homemade oatcakes in Scotland or Ireland, although in my search for a recipe, I've... MORE»

Recipe #362008

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A Pint of Prawns and Guinness Chaser - British Pub Grub!

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

Classic and traditional British Pub Grub! Cooked prawns (shrimps) served in a pint mug with a tangy garlic mayonnaise and a pint of Guinness of course - my idea of heaven! British pub grub is justly famous and this simple dish is also great when... MORE»

Recipe #359858

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Auld Alliance: Potted French Blue Cheese and Scotch Whisky Pate

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

The Auld Alliance is the historic friendship between Scotland and France, as well as a traditional cheese and whisky recipe. Here is a modern version of my Scottish grandmother's recipe for Auld Alliance. I have used Scotch whisky and a lighter... MORE»

Recipe #359855

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Scottish Cheddar Cheese and Spring Onion Tea-Time Scones

(5 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

Another one of my Scottish grandmother's recipes! I have several cheese scone recipes posted on Zaar, but this one is one of my favourites. Spring onions are also called green onions or scallions. My mum still makes these regularly and serves... MORE»

Recipe #359844

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Summer Memories: Jumbleberry Crumble With Shortbread Topping

(9 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

This was a quick throw it together Sunday Lunch pudding idea - raid the freezer for all the nearly used bags of frozen summer fruits, such as cherries, raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, bilberries (blueberries), blackberries and... MORE»

Recipe #359834

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Classic English Salad Cream - Oil Free Salad Dressing

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

The salad cream that most of us in the UK know, love and use was invented by Heinz in 1914 and was very popular with working classes; a truly socialist salad dressing if you will. However, its popularity waned in the latter part of the century,... MORE»

Recipe #359598

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Freshly Shucked Oysters and Sauce Mignonette With a Twist!

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A classic with a twist - I like to add a splash or three of Tabasco sauce to my shallot and red wine vinegar Mignonette sauce, for that extra zap! This is easy to make and is even better if you let the oysters marinate in the sauce for ten to... MORE»

Recipe #356177

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Dainty Egg and Chive Tea Sandwiches for Tea-Time

(5 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

I am compiling a sandwiches cookbook, or sarnies as we call them in the UK, and here is my first recipe! Sandwiches come in many guises, from simple and elegant to hearty and robust; in my cookbook I aim to have them ALL in there! Sandwiches tick... MORE»

Recipe #355687

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Victoria Sandwich - Classic English Sponge Cake for Tea Time

(4 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

The Victoria Sandwich is the quintessential English cake, conjuring up images of old England and afternoon tea. It's always been a favourite in cake baking competitions and is even used by manufacturers to test new cookers.This is one of the... MORE»

Recipe #352555

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Brown Sugar Shortbread

(1 reviews) Posted by KissKiss  

You probably already have all the ingredients, so give this one a try. This recipe comes from The South: The Beautiful Cookbook. I make it when I have last-minute guests coming over and want to serve something special. Its such a treat! MORE»

Recipe #350631

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The Queen of Hearts - Valentine's Jam Tarts

(8 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

Jam tarts are a quintessential British teatime treat - little crispy short crust pastry rounds filled with assorted fruit jams, such as strawberry, raspberry, apricot, blackcurrant and lemon curd. They were the first things my mum taught me to... MORE»

Recipe #349170

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Rootin' Tootin' Roasted Roots - Roasted Root Vegetables in Paper

(2 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

An easy to throw together recipe that I made to accompany several meals over the Festive period this year. The trick for these roasted roots is to cook them en papillote (in a paper parcel) for the first 30 minutes - almost oven steaming them,... MORE»

Recipe #348834

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