tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post2124875030307586512..comments2024-03-08T17:06:56.189+00:00Comments on mrs miniver's daughter: maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-23442403546595946762011-06-05T00:27:49.493+01:002011-06-05T00:27:49.493+01:00Thanks, Bee. I'm also very tempted by that pou...Thanks, Bee. I'm also very tempted by that pound cake ... still haven't got round to making the lemon cake, though.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-52234503706981963962011-06-04T22:44:05.721+01:002011-06-04T22:44:05.721+01:00Mary, an American stick of butter is 4 ounces. Al...Mary, an American stick of butter is 4 ounces. Also, I substitute single cream for half and half.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-3783607048355119502011-06-04T22:42:37.004+01:002011-06-04T22:42:37.004+01:00I've love to know how the lemon yogurt cake tu...I've love to know how the lemon yogurt cake turns out! I bought this book two months ago -- new; no personal inscription, which is probably for the best! -- and I really enjoyed reading it. I've made the berry pound cake, the buckwheat pancakes and the ginger/choc/banana bread so far.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-69639610306083954482011-05-31T18:02:19.524+01:002011-05-31T18:02:19.524+01:00I think Rachel got it right, Nan ... there's s...I think Rachel got it right, Nan ... there's something slightly creepy and controlling about it! I bet he wore bowties and was always trying to read poetry to her when she wasn't in the mood. Now I hope that sweet EJ toppled off his pedestal and is living happily, if grungily, ever after on ready meals!maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-83434841581112993202011-05-31T16:35:48.823+01:002011-05-31T16:35:48.823+01:00It really does make you think, and wonder what eve...It really does make you think, and wonder what ever happened? Somehow I think "D" is her dad, and after he suddenly died she just couldn't bear to keep the book. I haven't read it yet. I have a book with the inscription - "For Faye with love (as always) from your one-and-only 6/86" <br />I've often wondered what happened there. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-33572550309226915432011-05-28T23:24:40.752+01:002011-05-28T23:24:40.752+01:00It wasn't my imagination then, Charlie!It wasn't my imagination then, Charlie!maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-68249853302447685082011-05-28T22:59:49.929+01:002011-05-28T22:59:49.929+01:00The cabbage leaf header is a shocker, although the...The cabbage leaf header is a shocker, although the book is wonderful. I preferred the old days of the chocolate-dipped orange peel.Eggs on the Roofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739870343269204484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-27660509525831213992011-05-27T14:20:15.334+01:002011-05-27T14:20:15.334+01:00Rachel, you old cynic ... you have completely chan...Rachel, you old cynic ... you have completely changed my mind and now I think that EJ was well out of it!<br />And, if I'm honest, I did find the book a bit cloying by the time I got to the end. Maybe I gobbled it down too fast.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-23608659322866175792011-05-27T14:05:37.914+01:002011-05-27T14:05:37.914+01:00I suspect that D was an old-fashioned chap who fan...I suspect that D was an old-fashioned chap who fancied himself a hopeless romantic, but that sensible EJ quickly came to realise that he liked his women barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen, and was prepared to relinquish a very good book in order to preserve her independence......rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-9381232140336209602011-05-27T01:20:38.965+01:002011-05-27T01:20:38.965+01:00I'm glad it came to you.I'm glad it came to you.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-38945453197912377792011-05-26T20:15:42.798+01:002011-05-26T20:15:42.798+01:00The blog doesn't look as attractive as it used...The blog doesn't look as attractive as it used to, Sue, I agree; that cabbage leaf is definitely a mistake! I'm sure the header used to be chocolate orangettes, or is that my imagination?<br />And I do struggle with American sticks of butter and cups of half-and-half.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-50484815620285620042011-05-26T16:53:19.460+01:002011-05-26T16:53:19.460+01:00I've also been wanting it for ages, Karen, so ...I've also been wanting it for ages, Karen, so I was very pleased to find it; our local charity shops aren't so hot on American books.<br />I'd love to know what recipes you've tried, Kristina.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-21283483956914824282011-05-26T16:32:35.330+01:002011-05-26T16:32:35.330+01:00What a lucky find, but as Kristina says, poor D!
...What a lucky find, but as Kristina says, poor D! <br />I've had that book on my wishlist for ages and still not bought it, though the mention of lemon yogurt cake may just tip the balance...Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-940076594969258822011-05-26T16:27:33.633+01:002011-05-26T16:27:33.633+01:00One of my all-time favorite books. How could she? ...One of my all-time favorite books. How could she? Poor D! <br /><br />K xkristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892467118097087057noreply@blogger.com