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Today I made a cake and recognised the traditions in my behaviour.
Hilda's Never Fail Chocolate Cake is a recipe I got from my mother-out -of-law. She got it from her mother in law, who was called Hilda before she became Grandma. If rain_and_snow adopts it, the cycle will continue (no pressure!).
It's the cake recipe that makes me ask why people bother with packet mix, vis:
Put a cup of SR flour, 1/2 cup of milk, 1/2 cup of sugar, 2 eggs, 50g melted butter and some flavour into a bowl. Mix. Flavour options include 3 spoons cocoa, lemon or orange zest or vanilla. The non-traditional part is cooking it for 4 minutes in the microwave.
I reflected as Rose and I made cake that I had made cake with my mum and Oma, and that each of them had probably also made cakes and eaten the bowl scrapings with the significant women in their early lives.
Then, as we put the cake, cream, chocolate, strawberries and cointreau together, I thought about my step-mother who has made black forest cake for many of the special occasions in my life. I think she learnt how to do that at home in Germany - maybe 50 years ago.
I love this home based learning thing.
Hilda's Never Fail Chocolate Cake is a recipe I got from my mother-out -of-law. She got it from her mother in law, who was called Hilda before she became Grandma. If rain_and_snow adopts it, the cycle will continue (no pressure!).
It's the cake recipe that makes me ask why people bother with packet mix, vis:
Put a cup of SR flour, 1/2 cup of milk, 1/2 cup of sugar, 2 eggs, 50g melted butter and some flavour into a bowl. Mix. Flavour options include 3 spoons cocoa, lemon or orange zest or vanilla. The non-traditional part is cooking it for 4 minutes in the microwave.
I reflected as Rose and I made cake that I had made cake with my mum and Oma, and that each of them had probably also made cakes and eaten the bowl scrapings with the significant women in their early lives.
Then, as we put the cake, cream, chocolate, strawberries and cointreau together, I thought about my step-mother who has made black forest cake for many of the special occasions in my life. I think she learnt how to do that at home in Germany - maybe 50 years ago.
I love this home based learning thing.
