Fruit and Cherry Afternoon Tea Cake
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Fruit and Cherry Afternoon Tea Cake

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Fruit and Cherry Afternoon Tea Cake – Another FABULOUS fruit cake recipe which is an adapted recipe from one of my old BeRo cookbooks.

A Vintage Be-Ro Cookbook Recipe served on Woodsware Beryl

Another FABULOUS fruit cake recipe for Fruit and Cherry Afternoon Tea Cake, which is an adapted recipe from one of my old BeRo cookbooks.

This was named as a Family Fruit Cake in the 1950’s version of my mum’s old BeRo coookbook, but I added some glacé cherries to the recipe, which makes it fruitier.

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Empire Biscuits
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Empire Biscuits

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Empire Biscuits – Today’s recipe is a very nostalgic one, as my maternal grandmother used to bake these regularly for the biscuit tin.

A Vintage Recipe from 1928

Today’s recipe for Empire Biscuits is a very nostalgic one, as my maternal grandmother used to bake these regularly for the biscuit tin.

I was reminded of these forerunners of the modern day Jammie Dodgers on a recent trip to Northumberland, where I saw them for sale in Greggs in Alnwick.

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