Hi Sue and fellow spiders, Cattern Cakes ( as we call them in Norfolk UK) are named after Catherine of Aragon who once lived at Amphill Castle. They are specially prepared for St Catherine's Day -the patroness of spinners, lace makers, rope makers and spinsters on 25th November, they are tradionally washed down with Hot Pot - a mixture of rum, beer and eggs. The recipe is: 2lb bread flour,2ozs lard or butter, 1oz carraway seeds, 2ozs sugar, 1 large egg. Prepare the dough, then knead in the lard, caraway seeds and egg, when the ingredients are well mixed, divide into two, divide into 2 x 2lb loaf tins, cover and leave to rise, finally bake for about 20 mins 400f /200c/ gas mark 6 . Serve sliced and buttered. Enjoy, Sue M Harvey
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Clemenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pene Piip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lace List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [lace] First Snowfall > Hello, Pene, from a spider very far away from Estonia! ;o) > We have not yet got our first real snowfall here, although there were a > few flurries on Halloween. Everything's at that bare and grey stage. > I am not doing much lacing right now, except for a couple of knitted > lace things (2 scarves for 2 different friends). Mostly, I'm knitting > and spinning for holiday gifts. With the new year, I hope to have more > time for "me" things, like needle-tatting and my poor, neglected bobbin > laces. > What are "Cattern Cookies?" Are they wheel-shaped for St. Catherine? > --sue in Montana, where the sun is just coming up and turning the fog > different shades of pink > > Pene Piip wrote: > > > Dear gentle spiders, > > > > Yesterday (Tuesday) we had several snow flurries & a light dusting > > overnight. > > Then mid-morning it started snowing for several hours & now there is a good > > couple of centimeters which has accumulated on all the trees & the ground. > > > > So winter is finally here in Tartu. And I've been tatting some snowflakes. > > Mary Piper's "Tatting" book has some interesting patterns. I adapted one > > four-pointed motif I liked into six points. I found that by using mock > > rings > > & split rings, cutting & tying off after making a round can be eliminated. > > > > I would like to remind everyone about celebrating St Catherine's Day on > > the 25th, next Wednesday. I'm hoping to make some Cattern Cookies. > > > > Stay warm & happy, > > Pene Piip, > > who now lives in the "white" city of Tartu in the Republic of Estonia. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
