tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post6699982351611646127..comments2024-01-27T21:24:29.597+11:00Comments on Strong Foundations: Great Grandma Scott's BiscuitsSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-12500013651050041942016-02-03T21:00:00.839+11:002016-02-03T21:00:00.839+11:00Thank you Kerryn. Thinking that when I am a grand...Thank you Kerryn. Thinking that when I am a grandma, I might wear an apron and cook biscuits and cakes......as it is such a nice memory that I have about my grandmothers.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-30765874090788856642016-02-03T12:09:11.715+11:002016-02-03T12:09:11.715+11:00Sharon your post so reminds me of my maternal gran...Sharon your post so reminds me of my maternal grandmother in her apron, making my grandfather a cup of tea and baking :)Kerryn Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349603206224885854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-55641183240384866912016-02-02T20:45:11.384+11:002016-02-02T20:45:11.384+11:00It must have been difficult cooking with an oven h...It must have been difficult cooking with an oven heated by fire, it would have been very irregular heat.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-466852666264041582016-02-01T18:04:55.028+11:002016-02-01T18:04:55.028+11:00I love old recipes like this when they make feel c...I love old recipes like this when they make feel completely ignorant with things like bake in "quick oven." I haven't a clue.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-28212325095938605692016-01-31T13:11:05.451+11:002016-01-31T13:11:05.451+11:00It appears to be written in ink and there is hardl...It appears to be written in ink and there is hardly a smear!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-12084319758117786002016-01-31T13:10:07.917+11:002016-01-31T13:10:07.917+11:00I was a bit skeptical about the tomato jam but it ...I was a bit skeptical about the tomato jam but it was amazing!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-54681761422362660872016-01-31T13:09:19.964+11:002016-01-31T13:09:19.964+11:00We have made them several times as they are wonder...We have made them several times as they are wonderful! Tasty and crisp! We find that rolling the mixture out and cutting with a glass seems to give the best result but I have no idea how Great Grandma did it, as she was not very clear in her method.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-13626656796711456872016-01-31T13:07:24.577+11:002016-01-31T13:07:24.577+11:00Somewhere I have recipes from my Nanna too. I wil...Somewhere I have recipes from my Nanna too. I will need to try and find them.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-25607185315411212662016-01-31T13:06:25.551+11:002016-01-31T13:06:25.551+11:00I would think that the recipes in her were the ite...I would think that the recipes in her were the items that sold best in the tea house? I haven't found anything that I haven't enjoyed. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-34386546716170467972016-01-31T13:05:06.872+11:002016-01-31T13:05:06.872+11:00Yes, the hand writing is lovely and easy to read. ...Yes, the hand writing is lovely and easy to read. The method not so good and a few spelling errors too :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-44169095704353052092016-01-31T13:04:04.002+11:002016-01-31T13:04:04.002+11:00Yes, I love the old tea sets too. So much nicer ...Yes, I love the old tea sets too. So much nicer than our modern day crockery.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-71480614113795040232016-01-31T13:02:21.620+11:002016-01-31T13:02:21.620+11:00My grandmother wore an apron too, but I don't ...My grandmother wore an apron too, but I don't remember my mother ever wearing an apron. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-32197365726842957842016-01-31T13:00:17.558+11:002016-01-31T13:00:17.558+11:00Yes some of the method is not very clear in many o...Yes some of the method is not very clear in many of them. I have worked out most of them (but I had some jam that failed). The jam rolly polly is amazing and we have had several times!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-35631884588357009022016-01-31T12:58:22.663+11:002016-01-31T12:58:22.663+11:00I have a goal of cooking it all and making a recip...I have a goal of cooking it all and making a recipe book............One day!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-19281934659555858202016-01-31T12:57:40.119+11:002016-01-31T12:57:40.119+11:00My cousin has the original but I have copied it fo...My cousin has the original but I have copied it for my records :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-73298918277528709122016-01-31T12:56:49.621+11:002016-01-31T12:56:49.621+11:00Yes, very sad.
The biscuits were very delicious...Yes, very sad. <br /><br />The biscuits were very delicious..........especially the cinnamon bickies :)<br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-79759706492749661622016-01-31T07:54:05.989+11:002016-01-31T07:54:05.989+11:00Your great grandmother had such beautifully neat h...Your great grandmother had such beautifully neat handwriting. The biscuits look delicious and the teasets so pretty. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-24276856879852544282016-01-31T07:19:03.966+11:002016-01-31T07:19:03.966+11:00Nothing like home-made biscuits! Thanks for the r...Nothing like home-made biscuits! Thanks for the recipes.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-69402730708857636922016-01-31T07:11:57.346+11:002016-01-31T07:11:57.346+11:00You must have had to guess the rest of the cinnamo...You must have had to guess the rest of the cinnamon biscuit recipe but looks like it worked well, and I love your photographs of the results on the pretty plates with their matching teacups. Great Grandma Scott would be proud of you!Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-68119886408015148442016-01-31T05:10:13.256+11:002016-01-31T05:10:13.256+11:00My mother had a handwritten cookbook that had belo...My mother had a handwritten cookbook that had belonged to her mother. I wish I had it, but it wasn't saved after my mother died.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-8147080239364236772016-01-31T03:31:52.290+11:002016-01-31T03:31:52.290+11:00Those biscuits look delicious. How wonderful to ha...Those biscuits look delicious. How wonderful to have the recipes and her book.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546997163198384703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-41583443530722009122016-01-30T23:15:18.427+11:002016-01-30T23:15:18.427+11:00A treasured recipe book. Lovely handwriting. We do...A treasured recipe book. Lovely handwriting. We don't teach kids to write like that anymore - more's the pity. My mother's recipe book had all the rquired ingredients, but rarely the method, which was OK because she knew what to do next, but I don't !!!Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-79848955954337848032016-01-30T19:43:04.024+11:002016-01-30T19:43:04.024+11:00Love the biccies and the tea sets...so much if the...Love the biccies and the tea sets...so much if the era. I have some family books too....but I haven't made the biscuits, Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-74439536549583985152016-01-30T18:27:23.676+11:002016-01-30T18:27:23.676+11:00Neat cookie recipes, still delicious today. How lo...Neat cookie recipes, still delicious today. How lovely the ladies in their aprons. I wear an apron when I am cooking. An old recipe book is always a treasure, because some one took the time to write the recipes down, guessing cookery books were not so freely available as they are today.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-17244046308853718722016-01-30T15:32:55.882+11:002016-01-30T15:32:55.882+11:00Wonderful story! Which recipes have you tried more...Wonderful story! Which recipes have you tried more than once? I like how neat Agnes' handwriting is, as if to aid another baker, but she leaves out instructions for temperature and time that modern cooks would expect. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.com