Comments on: Recipes

By: Helen Waterman

Helen Waterman — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:06:56 +0000

Hi there, do you have the recipe for Spinach, Cheese and Tomato Stack? It’s from the one of the Dairy Diaries from a few years back. It is really delicious – my seven year old said it’s “better than Macdonalds”!!!!
Thank You.

By: amberen

amberen — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:39:20 +0000

Fantastic site. A lot of useful information here. I am sending it to some friends ans additionally sharing in delicious. And obviously, thank you to your sweat!

By: chris wells

chris wells — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:08:33 +0000

hi there i can remember a recipe for a crispy lamb bake (made with curry powder) from my mums diary diary when i used to live in the uk.(would be late 80s early 90s)i now live in new zealand and have always fancied cooking it again.my new wife would love it.if you could find it and email to me at the given email address i would be over the moon.

many thanks

chris wells
auckland

By: Lisette

Lisette — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:40:31 +0000

Hi there, what a coincedence! I remember making that lovely pina colada cheesecake but have misplaced the recipe. Please would you kindly email me the recipe as my sister wants me to make it for her engagement on the 29th Jan, she as well as I adored it.

Many thanks

Lisette

By: Sue Underdown

Sue Underdown — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:35:20 +0000

Hi, I can’t find my dairy diary (1990 or around there) and it had a brilliant recipe for carrot and orange soup – can anyone help me?

By: Emily Anderson

Emily Anderson — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:17:49 +0000

Hi Andrea

Sorry for the delay. Things have been a bit manic here! This Christmas cake recipe is from the Dairy Book of Home Cookery:

RICH FRUIT CAKE F
Preparation 40 mins Cooking 4½ hrs Serves 8-10
225g (8oz) flour
(1 tsp) mixed spice
(½ tsp) ground cinnamon
(½ tsp) ground nutmeg
(1 tsp) cocoa powder
175g (6oz) butter
175g (6oz) soft brown sugar
1 (1 tbsp) black treacle
(1 tsp) each grated orange and lemon rind
4 eggs
550g (1¼lb) mixed dried fruits (currants, sultanas and raisins)
110g (4oz) chopped mixed peel
50g (2oz) chopped walnuts or blanched almonds
50g (2oz) dates, chopped
50g (2oz) glacé cherries, chopped
1 (1 tbsp) milk

1 Prepare a 20.5cm (8in) round or 18cm (7in) square cake tin (see page 303).
2 Sift flour with spice, cinnamon, nutmeg and cocoa.
3 Cream butter with sugar, treacle and orange and lemon rind.
4 Beat in eggs, one at a time, adding 1 (1 tbsp) of sifted dry ingredients with each one.
5 Stir in currants, sultanas, raisins, chopped peel, nuts, dates and cherries.
6 Fold in dry ingredients alternately with milk.
7 Transfer to prepared tin and smooth top with a knife.
8 Bake at 150°C (300°F) Mark 2 for 4 to 4½ hours, or until a skewer, inserted into centre of cake, comes out clean.
9 Leave in tin for 15 minutes. Turn out on to a wire cooling rack.
10 When completely cold, wrap in aluminium foil and store in an airtight container until needed.

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ICED CHRISTMAS CAKE
Preparation 1 hr plus 1 week standing Serves 8-10
1 rich fruit cake (above)
60ml (4 tbsp) apricot jam, melted
almond paste made with 275g (10oz) ground almonds (page 326)
Royal icing made with 2 egg whites (page 326)
Christmas cake ornaments to decorate

1 Brush top and sides of cake with melted jam.
2 Turn almond paste on to a sugared surface (either sifted icing or caster). Roll out about half into a 20.5cm (8in) round or 18cm (7in) square. Use to cover top of cake. See page 304.
3 Roll out remaining paste into a strip – same depth as cake – and wrap round sides.
4 Press edges and joins well together with fingers dipped in caster sugar.
5 When almond paste has set (overnight) wrap cake loosely in aluminium foil. Leave at least 1 week before icing.
6 To ice cake, stand on a suitable silver board.
7 Spread Royal icing thickly and evenly over top and sides.
8 Flick icing upwards with back of a teaspoon so that it stands in soft peaks.
9 Decorate with Christmas ornaments. Leave cake undisturbed overnight while icing hardens.

Enjoy!

Emily

By: Paula Chappell

Paula Chappell — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:13:33 +0000

Wow that is an old one! my email is lacerta_brujah@hotmail.com Thank you so much

By: Emily Anderson

Emily Anderson — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:56:36 +0000

Hi Paula

I have hunted through the old diaries and cookbooks and have finally found it in the 1968 Dairy Book of Home Cookery!

I will scan it in and mail it to you. What’s your email address?

Best wishes
Emily

By: Paula Chappell

Paula Chappell — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:06:33 +0000

Hi there

I have been searching for a recipe from one of the old dairy diary books for eggnog, it was my favourite but my mum threw out all her old diaries when they moved. Does anyone have it?

Hopefully
Paula

By: Paula

Paula — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:07:00 +0000

Hi there

I am trying desperately to find the recipe from an old dairy diary for eggnog. It was my favourite and hope that you an locate it!!

Paula

By: Andrea Edmunds

Andrea Edmunds — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:46:53 +0000

I’m afraid not Emily,perhaps you could just share one of them with me and I’ll give it a go? ) Andrea x

By: Emily Anderson

Emily Anderson — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:08:38 +0000

Hi Andrea

We have had several Christmas cake recipes over the years. Have you any idea roughly what year it would have been published?

Thanks

Best wishes

Emily

By: Andrea Edmunds

Andrea Edmunds — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:37:58 +0000

Hi I am looking for a Christmas cake recipe from an old version of the Dairy Diary,used to have loads of these as my dad worked for the co-op dairy but over the years they’ve gone walk about and now I don’t have any,a friend of mine recommended the recipe but now I can’t find it?Can you help please?Kind regards Andrea x

By: Emily Anderson

Emily Anderson — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:55:49 +0000

Hi Sam

I have found this recipe in the 1990 Dairy Diary. I will scan it in and email a PDF to you. What’s your email address?

Best wishes
Emily

By: Emily Anderson

Emily Anderson — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:49:22 +0000

Hi Emma

The Chicken Myers is from the Dairy Book of Home Cookery – available to buy on our website. We are also revamping it for a big relaunch next year, so watch this space. Here is the recipe:

CHICKEN MYERS
Preparation 15 mins Cooking 55 mins Serves 4
225g (8oz) broccoli florets
4 x 175g (6oz) chicken breast portions, skinned
298g (10.5 floz) can condensed cream of chicken soup
50g (2oz) mayonnaise
60ml (4 tbsp) fresh double cream
2.5ml (½ tsp) curry powder
25g (1oz) English Cheddar, grated

1 Cook broccoli in boiling water until almost tender. Drain well.
2 Place drained broccoli and chicken in a shallow ovenproof dish.
3 Mix together soup, mayonnaise, cream and curry powder. Spoon over chicken and broccoli, coating them well. Sprinkle with cheese.
4 Bake at 190°C (375°F) Mark 5 for 45-50 minutes or until chicken is tender

Enjoy!
Best wishes
Emily

By: emma

emma — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:23:31 +0000

hi everyone….
i used to have a receipe for Chicken Myers and i lose it. It was from years ago…does anyone have it please xx

By: Emily Anderson

Emily Anderson — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:18:33 +0000

Hi Sam

I will have a look and see if I can find it for you.

Best wishes

Emily

By: Sam King

Sam King — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:54:57 +0000

Hi,

I’ve lost a recipe from a 1990s (I think, maybe late ’80s) Dairy Diary for spicy tuna fish plait. My children love it and I was wondering if you could help.

Thanks,
Sam

By: Alyson Armstrong

Alyson Armstrong — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:30:01 +0000

Hi Emily,
Many thanks for the reply re Strawberry Shortcake recipe. Would love the recipe to be emailed to me if poss.
Email address as above – but just in case : alysew50@yahoo.co.uk

Many thanks,
Alyson

By: Emily Anderson

Emily Anderson — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:29:00 +0000

Hi Vicky

I have found a Pineapple Victoria Sandwich in the Dairy Book of Home Cookery and a Pineapple and Chocolate Ring Gateau in Creative with Cream.

Do you think it might be either of these?

Best wishes

Emily