Today we were invited to a friends house for tea, and I mean proper tea, with teapots and cake. My idea of food heaven. I met Anne and her husband Kevin at the bus stop the first day I managed to see Alice get on to the school bus, they have a 5th grader who takes the same bus. I have chatted to Anne several times since and we get on well, so was pleased to be invited over, they live just down our street. We had a lovely afternoon, which turned into an evening, and although they have three girls the kids all got on great and played well together.
Kevin spent a couple of years living in London and they love things British, so a Victoria sponge cake was in order. Anyone who knows me, knows I love baking, so I decided to give the big American oven a go and it performed great. However, my old trusted UK hand mixer was really slow on the 110V power supply so this was it's swansong, well, until we get back on to UK soil. I'm not normally sentimental about objects, but my hand mixer was a engagement present, not to me but my Mum, making it nearly 45 years old! It's seen some action, a lifetime of baking, cakes for the fun of it and cakes marking special occasions and milestones. Mum gave it to me 20 years ago when she got a replacement, which has subsequently broken. My new American one is good, but I doubt it will last as long as the trusty Philips, they don't make things like they used to.
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| Victoria sponge with strawberries and fresh cream, yum! |
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| My trusty 45 year old Philips hand mixer, now retired. |
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