Vintage Welsh Lemonade 1 lemon 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1/2 pint water sugar Squeeze the lemon juice into the water and add sugar to taste.  Add the bicarbonate of soda, stir and serve immediately. From Customs and Cooking From Wales by Sian Llewellyn Published by Celtic Educational (services) Ltd. Swansee First published 1974

Election Cake What an opportune time to go back to the time of the very first settlers and revisit their Election Cake.  Here it is from the delightful Plimouth Colony Cookbook itself: 2 cups raised light dough 1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon soda in 1 tablespoon warm water 1 cup […]