tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post4526129758011956406..comments2024-03-21T23:14:27.787+00:00Comments on Middle of Nowhere: GingerbreadGretelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-88288179806608690432009-08-09T12:14:44.794+01:002009-08-09T12:14:44.794+01:00What do you mean, you don't eat the stuff? Gi...What do you mean, you don't eat the stuff? Gingerbread: one of my favorites.<br /><br />You are a miracle worker. What a sad little excuse for an oven.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-30537232750552085882009-07-22T22:49:24.127+01:002009-07-22T22:49:24.127+01:00Thhe gingerbread looks gorgeous. I have that Good ...Thhe gingerbread looks gorgeous. I have that Good Housekeeping cookery book too, use it a lot but haven't tried the gingerbread yet. Must do something about that!Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-24990624506128223812009-07-13T11:11:10.658+01:002009-07-13T11:11:10.658+01:00Oh Gretel,
I don't know whether to call you Mi...Oh Gretel,<br />I don't know whether to call you Miracle Worker or Wonder Woman! Both, yes, you are both. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-8680745210037502112009-07-10T15:40:08.946+01:002009-07-10T15:40:08.946+01:00I have a cookery book just like that, it was my Mu...I have a cookery book just like that, it was my Mums. Cake looks yummy.<br />Penny.natural attrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932782598258944332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-40343062992458473892009-07-10T11:23:38.132+01:002009-07-10T11:23:38.132+01:00Mmmm, my mouth is watering. I love gingerbread and...Mmmm, my mouth is watering. I love gingerbread and yours looks perfect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-48735286497047671282009-07-10T11:15:59.843+01:002009-07-10T11:15:59.843+01:00Gorgeous gingerbread - well done!
I have very hap...Gorgeous gingerbread - well done!<br /><br />I have very happy memories of that old Good Housekeeping book - nice to see it again :)Puddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117007460664110289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-5811803702442228212009-07-10T09:25:57.478+01:002009-07-10T09:25:57.478+01:00Wow, I am sooooo impressed!And your kitchen looks ...Wow, I am sooooo impressed!And your kitchen looks about the same size as my gran's was. Room for a full size cooker and a sink and that was it. And the back door was on the 3rd wall, so it was always full of people going in and out!Well done you! That gingerbread looks divine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-25368153573305829722009-07-10T06:58:12.335+01:002009-07-10T06:58:12.335+01:00What, that's your stove and with all those del...What, that's your stove and with all those delicious treats you post regularly. <br /><br />It just goes to show the talent lies with the baker and not the equipment. I can only get lopsided cupcakes and brownies with burned edges out of a perfectly adequate stove. Hats off to you, that's one beautiful gingerbread.Jemjoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422932366201606648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-70279221293809366192009-07-10T03:11:23.489+01:002009-07-10T03:11:23.489+01:00Oh my, that looks so good! And what a tiny slice ...Oh my, that looks so good! And what a tiny slice of a kitchen you have! But you know....it's that much less to have to clean. *wink* I KNEW I didn't need a massive kitchen to cook in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-78674558979697666162009-07-10T01:21:47.824+01:002009-07-10T01:21:47.824+01:00OH MY! Gretel that's one of my favs! Looks so ...OH MY! Gretel that's one of my favs! Looks so good-congragulations....I hope you have the same success every time you make it.My Bella Bleuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459350888874388170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-69388510779099760202009-07-09T23:26:20.466+01:002009-07-09T23:26:20.466+01:00Beautiful beautiful cake..and just when I took the...Beautiful beautiful cake..and just when I took the vow ..(having done a bmi calculation online..)<br />I will try to forget cake.<br />But..I notice a Celtic mug or i<br />Irish Coffee cup just like some I bought in the tourist rip off shop on the Cliffs of Moher over 30 years ago!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-26901787770299864392009-07-09T16:23:30.887+01:002009-07-09T16:23:30.887+01:00Oh yes, and I meant to say I love your cook book a...Oh yes, and I meant to say I love your cook book and your crockery! I've got a cookbook that was given to me (brand new) in the seventies and I still use that one the most.xJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593348601123003194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-79699298163311018462009-07-09T16:20:56.512+01:002009-07-09T16:20:56.512+01:00Well done! Well done making this prize cake and we...Well done! Well done making this prize cake and well done putting up with miniscule facilities. That is one big slice of cake missing - must have been too good to resist!xJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593348601123003194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-11020291667095523522009-07-09T14:41:53.348+01:002009-07-09T14:41:53.348+01:00My little kitchen is also a challenge to use, alth...My little kitchen is also a challenge to use, although my petite gas stove is pretty reliable. I can regulate its heat!<br /><br />It's grand what you create in your own small kitchen. Sometimes when I thumb through a magazine and see photos of huge, pristing kitchens with all sorts of storage space, and food prep devices, I do wonder what actually gets cooked or baked in these palaces.<br /><br />Your photo of the gingerbread minus its first large, very large, slice shows what delicious fare can be created by someone like you! Cheers to spirit, imagination, patience perhaps ... and of course to those baking gods.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-32603870370035737132009-07-09T06:27:25.823+01:002009-07-09T06:27:25.823+01:00You deserve a much better kitchen than that! But t...You deserve a much better kitchen than that! But the cake looks fab.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902284985302887367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-80026342265039307722009-07-09T06:00:41.959+01:002009-07-09T06:00:41.959+01:00Gingerbread eh? My favourite.If I could find a wri...Gingerbread eh? My favourite.If I could find a wrinkle in time I would tesser over and bring my own whipped cream.School on the Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646261663308402644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-75466665344814539192009-07-08T23:42:59.050+01:002009-07-08T23:42:59.050+01:00Yum! Makes me want to get out my old Betty Crocker...Yum! Makes me want to get out my old Betty Crocker cookbook. Oh, for those happy former days of eating fat, fat, and more lovely fat ("next, add 4 cups of butter...") without a care...moonandharehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384512316571415507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-78764791096505487172009-07-08T22:12:14.187+01:002009-07-08T22:12:14.187+01:00You must have known I was baking tomorrow (I'v...You must have known I was baking tomorrow (I've pinched back some of my ex chicken's eggs as chicken sitting payment). Now I want to make gingerbread as well as yoghurt cake and ginger biscuits!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-84967364832723056012009-07-08T22:11:02.995+01:002009-07-08T22:11:02.995+01:00May the Baking Gods overlook your excessive pridef...May the Baking Gods overlook your excessive pridefulness and instead acknowledge your achievement with a gracious bow of their floury heads. It looks delicious !!!!!!! Won't you have just a teeny bite?d. moll, l.ac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16007607538375968631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-27624154191760480842009-07-08T21:55:09.468+01:002009-07-08T21:55:09.468+01:00Ooooh that looks gooood!
I'm on a tedious diet...Ooooh that looks gooood!<br />I'm on a tedious diet and all cakey things are off limits until around November, but I may have to ask you for the recipe sometime. <br />My cooker is pretty much the same as yours (different make and slightly smaller oven bit I think, and it opens hinged at the bottom, presumably for using the grill)Catherine Haywardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325409705148152588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-15209383355941156462009-07-08T21:22:11.778+01:002009-07-08T21:22:11.778+01:00Oh..PG..how did you know I had just brewed a pot o...Oh..PG..how did you know I had just brewed a pot of coffee? Pass the gingerbread please!Janet Metzger, Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004040279820041203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-9222374986028940402009-07-08T21:14:13.706+01:002009-07-08T21:14:13.706+01:00Yum yum yum!
That looks delicious and I'm amaz...Yum yum yum!<br />That looks delicious and I'm amazed that you can cook anything on that oven. I used one of those many many times when I was a Rainbow Guide leader and even the most basic biscuits came out terribly. Thankfully the kids never minded once everything was smothered in icing.<br />I think you deserve an award for using one day in day out.Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277254552298123854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-14096757883467963882009-07-08T18:05:17.080+01:002009-07-08T18:05:17.080+01:00Worthy of a boast post! Congratulations on this, a...Worthy of a boast post! Congratulations on this, a delicious achievement!Shelley Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968333057020378002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-3663437685687475012009-07-08T17:13:59.076+01:002009-07-08T17:13:59.076+01:00That looks like perfect gingerbread. Well done you...That looks like perfect gingerbread. Well done you! And if it lasts more than a day, it should get stickier and deeper in flavour, but I'm willing to bet it doesn't survive that long...rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-20143956477390884772009-07-08T17:06:13.505+01:002009-07-08T17:06:13.505+01:00I am so impressed that you produce anything out of...I am so impressed that you produce anything out of your kitchen! I hate cooking and I have some room to move in ours. I would use your kitchen as the excuse to not cook EVER! It shows what a good cook you must be if you can create anything in those conditions :)Helen/Spike and Drusilla OK Citizenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300294508816265173noreply@blogger.com