Grandma’s English Recipes


04
Nov

Traditional British Pub Style Pickled Onions

1 Large Jar Pickled Onions 45 days 15 min prep

2 lbs pickling onions, peeled
1 1/2 pints malt vinegar or pickling vinegar
2 tablespoons ready-mixed pickling spices (OR 2 tablespoons of your your own mix using — green, white and black peppercorns, coriander seeds,)

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14
Oct

Old Fashioned Ginger-Snaps

3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground ginger
Additional sugar

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13
Oct

Scouse

2 LB Lamb Fillet, cubed
2 LB Potatoes, diced 10 Shallots, peeled and chopped
12oz carrots, diced
2 small leeks, chopped
2 celery sticks, chopped
1 pint Chicken Stock
Half Level teaspoon dried Rosmary
Half Level teaspoon dried Sage
2 Tablespoons olive oil
Salt and Pepper

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13
Oct

Cooking With Spices

Although spices have been part of the human diet for millions of years, recent research has discovered that they can also benefit health. Spices, which are made from buds, bark, fruits, roots, or seeds of plants, can keep their active ingredients for months or even years. They contain phytochemicals which are referred to as phytonutrients. These phytonutrients are compounds in plant-derived foods that are biologically active in the body. They are not a necessity for normal metabolism and do not result in a deficiency disease if they are missing. Although current research is investigating phytochemicals’ effects on degenerative disease states, these compounds do help with the struggle against obesity by activating the body’s natural cooling system, which in turn increases metabolism and stimulates perspiration.

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