Thanks to everyone for comments over the weekend. Comments are always welcome otherwise I'd just be talking to myself.
But there were a few odd ones about my flickering lights. For instance if it was just a case of replacing the bulbs there would be no problem...... I could do it myself. I'm sorry to say this but some people who comment always seem to know more than the person writing the blog. Feel free to tell me off if ever I do this on your blog!!
Here are some photos to show why the kitchen lights needed an electrician to sort them out. The electrician knew what make these were even before taking the worst one out - he said that he's replaced others that are only a few years old and apparently they were not the cheapies that I assumed then to be. They are definitely less than 7 years old.
In the kitchen are 6 like this below, set into the ceiling - no separate bulb.Less than 7 years old. 2 going on and off totally randomly and needing the whole thing replaced
Enough about the lights.
I found this at the Saturday coffee morning. I've owned it before and given it
away but for 50p I thought I'd own it again and see if the Fourses Cake (written about last week)
gets a mention here too and it does.
There
are also lots of other so called Suffolk versions of recipes. A Suffolk Harvest Cake has cornflour, baking powder and bicarbonate as well as flour. A Suffolk Fish Pie seems to me like any other Fish Pie! and a Suffolk Trifle has macaroons and candied peel.......very weird. Then there are Suffolk Buns that contain ground rice and Suffolk Hard Dumplings which are just flour and water.
Now my
family are all Suffolk going back several generations so I ought to
know these but I'd not heard of any of them and only Suffolk Rusks have been passed down the family.
Come to think of it I've not made Suffolk Rusks for ages. Maybe later this week. (The recipe is one of the first I shared on the separate recipe page.)
Back Tomorrow
Sue
Those are a great series of little books. As a foreigner living in England I did wonder about the authenticity of some offerings but assumed the compilers were not always 'from' the deepest traditions of every county they sought to cover. As a way of preserving easy access to older and less fashionable recipes they are cheap enough for any household to have one or two. They also represent a kind of social history - use of local ingredients, the arrival of foreign inputs, food for hard labouring and for festivals, and no waste food management.
ReplyDeleteI have several of these over the years and always end giving them away or passing onto charity shops, There are some lovley old photos of postcards of Suffolk villages in the book
DeleteWhen we lived in Dorset I kept hoping to find the local edition in a CS shop, but never managed it. Tigger is right in her comments
ReplyDeleteI'll keep a look out for it!
DeleteI love that series of books - they made nice little gifts for Mum in past times and I have a few myself too although I don't think I have the Suffolk one.
ReplyDeleteI thought my lights were like yours but there's a difference in that the inner bit, the bulb, is removable and replaceable. They do all come on at once but are in three 'blocks', the old living room, the TV area in the extension and the dining area and it works well. Good luck with sorting yours out - I hope it's not too tedious for you.
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I had the Campervan recipe book in this series once. Can't remember if I made anything from it - I tried to avoid too much cooking!
DeleteI've not ever seen that one. xx
DeleteI've got quite a few of those little recipe books. Just had a look at your recipe page for the Suffolk Rusks recipe - that doesn't really appeal, but your Sticky Marmalade Tealoaf and the Chinese Belly Pork slices ones I will definitely be doing!
ReplyDeleteSuffolk rusks are delicious with a bit of butter and cheese!
DeleteI'd forgotten about the Marmalade Tealoaf must have a go at that again
Ahh I understand your problem now re: your lighting. There is such a wide range of lighting now and not to mention bulbs. Each time I go to the supermarket for a new 'Ordinary' light bulb they have all changed again both the packaging and the type. Hope you get some better replacements anyway - and apologies for any advice not required but sometimes comments also help other people too. I know I have read things in other blog comments which have been helpful to me at times.
ReplyDeleteI used to have the Yorkshire one - they are quite interesting. I grew up making Yorkshire Puddings and Parkin with these recipes.
With 10 small bulbs in the living room and another 10 in the bedroom/craft room, I'm going to need to be bulb searching sometime!!
DeleteIf you find any good ones let me know - I am at a complete loss now when hunting for suitable ordinary 60 and 100 Watt equivalents!
DeleteI've had various ones in that series of books over the years, they're very interesting, and the recipes good. Is there a recipe for Suffolk apple chutney in it? This is a chutney I made many years ago, only once, then lost the recipe somehow - would love to find it again. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteSuffolk Apple Chutney isn't in this little book. I wonder what the difference was between the Suffolk recipe and other apple chutneys. When I googled Suffolk Apple chutney the 2nd thing in the list was my old blog with a Marrow and Apple chutney!
DeleteI'm not sure on differences, but it's a very plain chutney with few ingredients, but the best taste - just apples and sultanas really. I'll keep looking, I think it was in a book maybe. That happens with my old blog too lol Thanks for reply, it's appreciated.
DeleteDon't take offence Sue, I think she (can't remember her name) was only giving advice about her experience with these type of light fittings. It is easy to misunderstand and be misunderstood on both sides. This is why I go all around the houses trying to explain my reasoning if I haven't made myself clear in a comment.
ReplyDeleteI remember when those recipe books came out and I had a Yorkshire one, but must have got rid of it in a decluttering spurt.
No I wasn't offended, just cross with myself for not taking photos to explain the lights better so that people didn't suggest the impossible.
DeleteI need several lamps and switches rewired. At least I think that's it! Regional recipes are very interesting. We have our versions here, too.
ReplyDeleteHope you can get your lighting sorted before the darker days.
DeleteThis company produced these little books for all the Counties of England but I've no idea where they found the so-called Suffolk recipes!
We paid a decent amount for inset lighting in our Welsh kitchen but like yours they started flickering and messing about after only a couple of years, in the end we got an electrician we trusted to recommend replacements and fit them for us. Life was so much easier in the years of 'ordinary' lightbulbs and just having to change them once a year or so.
ReplyDeleteI used to have lots of those little 'local' recipe books but I found I never cooked from them so they had to go.
So many bulbs in this house. If I had them on all the time it would upset the National Grid!
DeleteMy mother had the Farmer's Weekly "Farmhouse Fare" recipe book 1950s edition. Wonderful for authentic recipes.
ReplyDeleteThose Farmer's Wives in the 50's knew what they were talking about!
DeleteThanks for pointing me to the recipe section...sorry I overlooked it. So many good recipes for me to try! Do you pressure or water bath can the Onion Chutney for it to last on the shelf without spoiling? Thanks again! Mary
ReplyDeleteOver here we never bother to do waterbath or pressure canning after making chutney because both vinegar and sugar are preservatives so as long as the recipes are correct with a high proportion of either and the jars are sterile and new lids whacked on quickly then chutneys and pickles will keep for ages.
DeleteThe Suffolk Recipe Book must be interesting for you. You mentioned a Suffolk Harvest Cake. The ingredients for it sound very similar to what we use in making cornbread here. I am guessing cornflour is the same thing as corn meal? I grew up eating cornbread as it was very common in the old days, particularly in the south where I lived. I still make it once in awhile.
ReplyDeleteThe variation on recipes for the same thing is quite striking. I'm not a great cook so I rely on recipes. Some of the best recipe books I own are from church groups where church members compiled their favorite recipes.
ReplyDeleteIt seems silly to have lights that need an electrician to change them - modern technology! My sister-in-law just had an electrician in to replace six blown lights in their kitchen ceiling. It cost around $100 for each new light!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you are getting your lights figured out. I love old cookbooks! It is time here to tuck in and cook good warm foods.
ReplyDeleteCathy
I am glad the electrician could and will get your lighting fixed.
ReplyDeleteOld cookbooks are wonderful.
God bless.