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Post by Lorraine Sat 12 Sep 2009 - 10:26

Do your chatting in this thread, girls. The 'info' thread is going to get really long and we may lose some 'info' that we need to find. Mr Green

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Post by Guest Sat 12 Sep 2009 - 16:29

This is an excellent idea Lorraine, 'cos I have noticed sometimes that really important bits get sort of buried in chat that people add to posts. This should make it easier for us old dears!!!

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Post by Guest Sat 12 Sep 2009 - 16:44

Patty wrote:This is an excellent idea Lorraine, 'cos I have noticed sometimes that really important bits get sort of buried in chat that people add to posts. This should make it easier for us old dears!!!

Who you calling an old dear ?? Smile Smile

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Post by lyndaejane Sat 12 Sep 2009 - 16:51

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Who you calling an old dear ?? RETREAT CHATTER.. Icon_smile RETREAT CHATTER.. Icon_smile

There are a few of us around!

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Post by Guest Sat 12 Sep 2009 - 20:53

and some have been around longer than others, of course!! RETREAT CHATTER.. 528403

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Post by supergran Sat 12 Sep 2009 - 21:17

Yeah that includes me LOL

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Post by Lorraine Sat 12 Sep 2009 - 22:08

Well, all you 'old dears' should have had plenty of baking practice in your many years, so who's BRINGING THE CAKES???????? Mr Green

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Post by Scatty Sat 12 Sep 2009 - 23:02

Do you want some savory bits aswell or just lots of different cakes like last time, I did Syrup cake if I remember right.

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Post by kt_dragonfly Sat 12 Sep 2009 - 23:35

Steph wrote:Who you calling an old dear ?? Smile Smile

As long as its not me then, then I'm good Mr Green

I can bring chocolate cake or maybe even carrot cake, apart from rice krispie cakes thats my baking limits Laughing

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Post by Guest Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 11:49

I can see i am going to have to top up on my insulin with all these
cakes around. Did someone mention syrup cake ?? Yummyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

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Post by supergran Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 15:34

Well you can forget me as I can't cook even though I am old LOL, I can go to the shop and buy something though, or bring a few of bottles of wine or would we have to pay corkage.

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Post by thriftycrafter Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 15:45

OK, Can do lemon drizzle, or flapjack and caramel shortbread. I'll do 2 of the 3, whatever's the most popular.
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Post by lyndaejane Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 16:15

I'm a bit out of practice (try not to bake, as we just eat it!), but will rummage in my recipes and make something.

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Post by supergran Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 17:01

Ooh Lemon drizzle with lots of lemony yummy.

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Post by Scrap Monkey Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 17:24

supergran wrote:Well you can forget me as I can't cook even though I
am old LOL, I can go to the shop and buy something though, or bring a
few of bottles of wine or would we have to pay corkage.

Not if we sneak it in we don't! Red wine looks much the same as diet coke if yu drink it by the half pint RETREAT CHATTER.. Icon_smile

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Post by Mrsfeefee Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 21:21

LOL at tina.
I can only make cupcakes!
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Post by Guest Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 21:47

i'm a pretty good baker. i can make a carrot cake from scratch with cream cheese frosting, chocolate cake (i've bannas in betweent the layers once. yummy. i do use a box mix for most of these (except the carrot) but i can do a pretty good victoria sponge as well.

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Post by Lorraine Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 22:09

thriftycrafter wrote:OK, Can do lemon drizzle, or flapjack and caramel shortbread. I'll do 2 of the 3, whatever's the most popular.
Or Cookies.
Lemon drizzle and Caramel Shortbread. Mr Green

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Post by Guest Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 23:26

My sister in law makes a lovely lemon drizzle cake. It's gorgeous.
Feel hungry with all his cake talk.

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Post by kt_dragonfly Sun 13 Sep 2009 - 23:36

Scrap Monkey wrote:
supergran wrote:Well you can forget me as I can't cook even though I
am old LOL, I can go to the shop and buy something though, or bring a
few of bottles of wine or would we have to pay corkage.

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Gawden bennet Tina, I'll make sure to remember not to go drink for drink with you Crying Laughin

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Post by Maria Mon 14 Sep 2009 - 10:04

YES to all the cakes. any. nobodys mentioned one I dont like yet!!

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Post by Guest Mon 14 Sep 2009 - 12:32

Maria wrote:YES to all the cakes. any. nobodys mentioned one I dont like yet!!

Nor me and I'm not supposed to eat them !!!

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Post by gingerjo Sun 20 Sep 2009 - 23:18

What about beetroot cake or courgette cake then? RETREAT CHATTER.. Icon_wink
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Post by kimb Mon 21 Sep 2009 - 6:59

i tried courgette cake as someone at craft club is coeliac and makes it ,its mmmmm different ,but not horrid
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Post by Guest Mon 21 Sep 2009 - 8:59

I love beetroot, but in a salad, not in a cake, thank you.
As for courgettes - cannot stand the little blighters. No

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Post by Maria Mon 21 Sep 2009 - 10:11

no thanks to the beetroot or courgette cakes! whats wrong with chocolate cake??

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Post by Guest Mon 21 Sep 2009 - 14:38

Yeah! What exactly IS wrong with cakes made from the proper ingredients such as chocolate, or chocolate, or chocolate??

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Post by Guest Mon 21 Sep 2009 - 16:54

patty, i thought that the main ingrediant in cake was supposed to be only chocolate. lol

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Post by thriftycrafter Mon 21 Sep 2009 - 17:03

What about chocolate and cake?

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Post by Scatty Mon 21 Sep 2009 - 19:21

Thanks for trying Lorraine, I'm with Lynda on some of us cook savory, bring bread rolls and fillings and some cake then lunch is sorted. I don't have a small fridge but if we could get a couple of them the food and WINE will be OK for a couple of days. I will be booking my room sometime this week then tis done. Extra Exceited now.

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