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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Yes, the children and pastry thing was something that we did too.
Dads have to eat what their children have made them......with love, however unpalatable it might look.
I am not sure that many mothers bake today........I cannot buy frozen pastry.......I just cannot see that it is right(I know I am sad)......I much prefer to make my own, the same with batter for pancakes and yorkshire puddings.
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When I was a kid I spent a lot of time at my friend's house down the road. Her mum was a proper mumsy sort of mum, always rustling up cakes and pies - especially in summer.
A few years ago I phoned her up for the recipe for blackberry pie, just to check how she made it. She said, 'just get some frozen pastry, put the clean blackberries in, add sugar and bake'. I said, 'I'm shocked, all these years I thought you were a fabulous baker and I didn't realise you were a big cheat'. She laughed and said 'well, I'm not mad!'.
Ironically now, I discover that my mum always starts from scratch these days.
