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Recipes

Once In A Blue Moon Champagne Cocktail And Mocktail

31 December 2009

I should point out, readers, that I do not drink alcohol. However, this was found and hails from a time long, long ago. Should auld acquaintance, et al. Those who do drink – might enjoy this. I do the ‘mocktail’ version.
If you’d like to know more about the origins of ‘blue moons’ (and the mythology), [...]

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I Am Not To Be Trifled With

24 December 2009

Very basic recipe, that I usually throw together this time of the year before the inevitable family gatherings. Feel free to get more ornate with it!

Ingredients (serves 10)
1 x 85g pkt Aeroplane quick-set dark cherry or strawberry jelly
1 x packet of 8 small jam rollettes, dice into into 1cm-thick round slices
1 x small punnet of [...]

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