Now I really can appreciate this recipe! This sounds like me cooking any kind of meal come to think of it. Jak -----Original Message----- From: VICKY BOWERS-GIELAU [mailto:vichary@home.com] Sent: 14 December 2000 19:47 To: BOWER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BOWER] Chat: English Desserts This may not be bread pudding but it is a very happy Cake maker. A handy recipe to take your mind off all that Christmas shopping! For all you home bakers out there............ Just to get you into the spirit here's a chrissy cake to make . . Christmas cake recipe!! Ingredients: 1 cup of water 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of brown sugar lemon juice, nuts 4 large eggs 2 cups of dried fruit 1 bottle Vodka Sample the vodka to check quality. Take a large bowl,check the vodka again. To be sure it is the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink. Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point it's best to make sure the vodka is shtill OK. Try another cup .... just in case Turn off the mixerer. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Pick fruit off floor. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers pry it loose with screwscriver. Sample the vodka to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt. Or something. Who giveshz a hit. Check the vodka. Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven and chuck in the fridge. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish the vodka and kick the cat. Fall into bed. Jenloubow@aol.com wrote: > > love bread pudding........would love to have a recipe also > > Jen > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you.