tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post7916925691042548622..comments2024-03-25T09:57:45.669+00:00Comments on A SLICE OF CAKE: FUDGY FLAPJACKSJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-67434537436550586352020-06-20T16:21:31.816+01:002020-06-20T16:21:31.816+01:00"Dead easy," you say. More like, "d..."Dead easy," you say. More like, "dead from nervous exhaustion". A good outcome is never certain until the cooked thing is eaten and nobody is rolling on the floor in convulsions.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-44895898865634628132020-06-20T10:34:14.140+01:002020-06-20T10:34:14.140+01:00Phil, I think I remember reading something about y...Phil, I think I remember reading something about your misdemeanours in the Matlock Mercury!!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-89087674751382358052020-06-20T10:32:02.986+01:002020-06-20T10:32:02.986+01:00Roderick, thanks for the clarification of the use ...Roderick, thanks for the clarification of the use of the word flapjack, it makes sense. You should try making them...dead easy and something to add to your repertoire.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-84295362559556499642020-06-20T07:34:37.655+01:002020-06-20T07:34:37.655+01:00Flapjack - singular while still a rectangle, plura...Flapjack - singular while still a rectangle, plural when cut up into squares.<br /><br />As I said before, my presence here is fraudulent since I do not cook or bake. I did cook between mid-1995 when I retired and up to the end of 1997 when my wife retired, but my reminiscences about that period tend to shock real cooks to their very bones.<br /><br />My repertoire consisted of fifteen dishes (spag. bol., fish pie, lasagne, stir fry, curried eggs, chili with beans (not rice), macaroni cheese, "soup and a sandwich", corned beef hash, boiled bacon spread over two meals, etc). The idea was to eliminate any trace of inventiveness or originality. I started with Dish 1 and proceeded unvaryingly to Dish 15 halfway through the month. Then I started again with Dish 1.<br /><br />You may imagine that my wife (a good cook) would have resented coming home from work to this boring succession of evening meals, but far from it. She was delighted. "Anything not to have to cook". In my own defence I did all the dishes from scratch - thus the white sauces in the fish pie and the lasagne started out as a roux (I think that's how you spell it).<br /><br />But then fat men <i>d'un certain age</i>, who have difficulty getting out of bed, watch football matches without having done any kicking since their teens. For me the creation of cakes is akin to necromancy; so regard me as that indistinct hunchback a hundred metres away, watching on admiringly, trying to figure out The Kitchen Game.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-81706662086615458932020-06-19T23:50:31.630+01:002020-06-19T23:50:31.630+01:00Like you I hardly ever make flapjacks and I've...Like you I hardly ever make flapjacks and I've never used condensed milk but these do sound truly yummy. Maybe I'll try some when I'm not trying really hard to avoid lockdown sugar overload.<br />I have very fond memories of the Darley Dale area from the 1980s and 90s like the time I set fire to a barbecue. Happy days, although obviously I'm not allowed back.Phil in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904292856978631382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-46177351826048073602020-06-19T11:03:07.955+01:002020-06-19T11:03:07.955+01:00Susan, I'm sure you or Simon will have had the...Susan, I'm sure you or Simon will have had them at Gaynor's and if I was as well organised as you are I might not have lost the recipe she sent me!<br />As it happens, I used French condensed milk (lait concentré sucré). It was a tin that had been in the cupboard for years and we brought it back to the UK last autumn, thinking it was time it was used up. I think my brother bought it when he stayed in the previous house on holiday one time, thinking it was just milk! It had a price label on it suggesting it was bought in the village shop.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-90588899617378193052020-06-19T09:49:02.478+01:002020-06-19T09:49:02.478+01:00Likewise -- I've never heard of condensed milk...Likewise -- I've never heard of condensed milk flapjacks (yes, the plural surely has an 's'!) Anyway, I will save on my 'to try' recipe spreadsheet (saved in My Docs on my laptop's desktop).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-58580703609679898192020-06-18T17:17:34.220+01:002020-06-18T17:17:34.220+01:00Jo, they are highly recommended. The picnic party...Jo, they are highly recommended. The picnic party wolfed them down and the remainder didn't last beyond the next day.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-52712570112682762362020-06-18T17:14:45.234+01:002020-06-18T17:14:45.234+01:00I had no idea flapjack(s?) could be made with cond...I had no idea flapjack(s?) could be made with condensed milk. This is an exciting revelation for me!<br /><br />Looks like you found a perfect picnic spot too. The litter bin is hilarious. What a weird place for a commemorative plate.<br /><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922950133889230965noreply@blogger.com