My true love gave to me ...
7 swans a swimming,
6 geese a laying,
5 Gold Rings ......
4 calling birds,
3 French hens,
2 turtle doves,
and a partridge in a pear tree
I am overcome, completely, utterly, have had 4 valium so far today and its not helping, I think the birds have taken control .... I mean 7 swans swimming .... what was this man thinking, so leave me alone Mr! I have had enough .... I am not a horrid person and I simply will not cook swans and where would I cook seven of them anyhow .... I am off to the farm ... the funny farm .... I have been told I need to ease up on my consumption of valium as apparently it does not mix well with the two bottles of Southern Comfort – cant understand why – at least then the birds are all singing in tune!
I think I am going to go off and make some Spiced Christmas Cake with Southern Comfort drizzle to see me on my way ....
Spiced Christmas Cake
Makes one large black roasting pan
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons nutmeg
250 g butter
3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
1 ½ cups milk
2 eggs
1 cup pecan or walnuts
Mix flour, baking powder, nutmeg.
Mix in processor with butter until like breadcrumbs.
Add the sugar and stir well.
Press 3 cups of the mixture into the bottom of a greased pan.
Stir in the milk, eggs, nuts and bicarbonate of soda into the remaining mixture.
Pour on top of the prepared base and even out.
Bake at 180C for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Cool in the tin for 5 minutes before slicing into squares and removing.
Dust with icing sugar if required.
Southern Comfort Drizzle
½ cup Southern Comfort
½ cup water
½ cup castor sugar
2 tablespoons butter
Dissolve the sugar in the Southern Comfort and Water in a pan over a low to medium heat, allow to simmer slowly for 5 minutes, stir in the butter, and allow to reduce a little, cool and have on hand to pour over the cake with a generous helping of spiced whipped cream
To make spiced whipped cream : whip one tub of cream and add the following, mixing well ... 5 mls cinnamon, 2.5mls nutmeg, 2 mls vanilla essence, 1 tablespoon of castor sugar
7 swans a swimming,
6 geese a laying,
5 Gold Rings ......
4 calling birds,
3 French hens,
2 turtle doves,
and a partridge in a pear tree
I am overcome, completely, utterly, have had 4 valium so far today and its not helping, I think the birds have taken control .... I mean 7 swans swimming .... what was this man thinking, so leave me alone Mr! I have had enough .... I am not a horrid person and I simply will not cook swans and where would I cook seven of them anyhow .... I am off to the farm ... the funny farm .... I have been told I need to ease up on my consumption of valium as apparently it does not mix well with the two bottles of Southern Comfort – cant understand why – at least then the birds are all singing in tune!
I think I am going to go off and make some Spiced Christmas Cake with Southern Comfort drizzle to see me on my way ....
Spiced Christmas Cake
Makes one large black roasting pan
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons nutmeg
250 g butter
3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
1 ½ cups milk
2 eggs
1 cup pecan or walnuts
Mix flour, baking powder, nutmeg.
Mix in processor with butter until like breadcrumbs.
Add the sugar and stir well.
Press 3 cups of the mixture into the bottom of a greased pan.
Stir in the milk, eggs, nuts and bicarbonate of soda into the remaining mixture.
Pour on top of the prepared base and even out.
Bake at 180C for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Cool in the tin for 5 minutes before slicing into squares and removing.
Dust with icing sugar if required.
Southern Comfort Drizzle
½ cup Southern Comfort
½ cup water
½ cup castor sugar
2 tablespoons butter
Dissolve the sugar in the Southern Comfort and Water in a pan over a low to medium heat, allow to simmer slowly for 5 minutes, stir in the butter, and allow to reduce a little, cool and have on hand to pour over the cake with a generous helping of spiced whipped cream
To make spiced whipped cream : whip one tub of cream and add the following, mixing well ... 5 mls cinnamon, 2.5mls nutmeg, 2 mls vanilla essence, 1 tablespoon of castor sugar
