Cookery Book number 355

 Having just catalogued Cook Book 355 I though a Book post was in order.

#355; The Art of Home Cooking, by the Stork Margarine Cookery Service. This is a replacement for my mothers copy and is the what she used when she taught me to cook when I was just knee high. Published in 1954 it is actually older than me. I wonder if any of our chums remember it in their Mum's or Granny's kitchen drawer.

 

 

It joins #354 Court Favourites Recipes From Royal Kitchen by the wonderful Elizabeth Craig also published in 1954.

 

 #15 The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook

some delight from  #342 Dame Edna's Coffee Table Book A Guide to Gracious Living  

there is an index so if you would like to have a go at any of the dishes I can post the recipe for you.

 What better to end with other than gratuitous photos of 'Fanny' #283 Fanny and Johnnie Cradock Cookery Programme the Book

 

 

please send a stamped addressed envelope to receive the recipes of your choice

Toodle Pip

The Delargo Gardens - May

Wow 35.1°C recorded at Kew this month. We have had to do a bit of extra watering but the garden has loved it and grown like topsy.

 June should be the month for roses but for us it is late May this is our Essex Rose and below is the wonderful Gertrude Jekyll.

 

Both have been fabulous all month but Jon's cutting has now taken off and wants to conquer the world.

 We choice our three Clematis from the three different groups to spread out the flowering through out the summer. Hey Ho they are all in flower now and that is fine and fab

Clematis 'General Sikorski' - Group 2

 Clematis 'Nelly Moser' Group 2

 Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal' - Group 3

Clematis 'Comtesse De Bouchard' -  Group 3

 Hey Ho they can flower when they like and I will get the same pleasure. As does Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

 

Tradescantia

Veronica with Mexican Fleabane

 

 We love our Geraniums and they are all about to kick off

 

as are the Salvias we have some newbies to show of latter in the season

 

So much to look forward to but till then lets enjoy what we have now and take a tour of our vast estate.

 

the Mound

The Terraced Garden

Wine Time

if you have a look up our back passage you will see Scilla Peruviana if you can get this then get it and grow it. It is amazing.

 

I thought you might be interested to see how the Taro is doing. It had another hard unprotected Winter but it is back ! 

 And our Cymbidium orchid is still refusing to stop flowering. I think it will get into June and then it will be off for it's Summer holiday in the garden

 

 

Donny is reminding me to mention the Fuchsia Fest Sneak Preview. This week it is the tiny Jewel like, 'Just Pat'

 

Well there we are then me dears May has been amazing and I am looking forward to seeing what is going to happen in June. We Hope to see you then but till then -

 

It's Ttfn from Donny

and Ttfn from me

Pip pip 

5 Photos. Dartmouth Bluebells

  I used to live and work in Dartmouth in Devon. It and its environs are with out doubt one of the most beautiful places on earth. Devon in Spring is pure joy and every Bluebell wood is a joy beyond Joy

 

This is a five photo rehash of one of my old posts from 11 years ago.

 Toodle Loo and Pip pip