I made cakes today using my Nan's spoon. No weighing out of the flour, sugar or butter, all done by the spoonful, by eye, just how my Nan did many hundreds of times before me.
Thursday, 17 September 2009
The remembrance of things past
I made cakes today using my Nan's spoon. No weighing out of the flour, sugar or butter, all done by the spoonful, by eye, just how my Nan did many hundreds of times before me.
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Did they taste the same?
Any going spare?
That's nice, I have my nan's bread knife which somehow isn't quite as romantic as a pudding spoon. There is something brilliant about having an object that was used so much by someone. How's the taper fail going?
red - they were good, but I don't know that my nan would have actually approved of blueberry muffins, a bit too new fangled. Only 2 left!
Jane - I only acquired the spoon this summer and my nan died last summer. I've had a little tear in my eye every time I've used it so far. The tapering started in earnest yesterday, I took it to super taper levels by going back to bed for a bit!
what a lovely idea
baking=uber taper!
really sweet post.
i was baking last night too but anal ally measuring out everything to the last ounce.
I need a nan spoon :)
I have my great-grandad's claw hammer. The (wooden handle) is worn and beautiful - it usually makes me cry when I use it too but that's because my aim is not very good ;o)
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