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This recipe for Vintage Tea Room English Madeleines is a classic vintage recipe from the 1930’s and 1940’s. A Delightful Old-Fashioned Tea Room Recipe Vintage Tea Room English Madeleines This recipe for Vintage Tea Room English Madeleines is a classic vintage recipe from the 1930’s and 1940’s. You used to see these wee cakes in all the bakeries, as well as old-fashioned tea rooms. My grandmother used to love them, and always had one with her cup of tea. Continue reading Vintage Tea Room English Madeleines at Lavender and Lovage.

What a revelation today’s recipe is for Wartime Eggless Fruit Cake (Vinegar Cake), and with no lingering taste of the vinegar that’s added A Fabulous, Light & Fruity Egg Free Cake What a revelation today’s recipe is for Wartime Eggless Fruit Cake (Vinegar Cake). With no lingering taste of the vinegar that’s added, it’s light and fruity, with a soft crumbly texture. However, “Vinegar cakes” weren’t just popular during the wartime era – using vinegar in cake making was countrywide practice when the hens “were off lay”. Continue reading Wartime Eggless Fruit Cake (Vinegar Cake) at Lavender and Lovage.

This lovely recipe for Princess Elizabeth Cakes comes from a very old recipe booklet, "Coronation Cakes and Pastries", from 1937 Continue reading Princess Elizabeth Cakes at Lavender and Lovage.

Small cars may get overlooked when people opt for SUVs instead, but they provide many advantages over their larger counterparts. When it comes to car shopping, bigger isn’t always better. Small cars may get overlooked when people opt for SUVs instead, but they provide many advantages over their larger counterparts. We will look at all the reasons why opting for a small car might be ideal From cost savings and environmental benefits, all the way up to sheer joy driving one. Continue reading The Big Benefits of Going Small: Why You Should Consider a Compact Car at Lavender and Lovage.

What can be more quintessentially British, than a Traditional British Ploughman's Lunch. Beloved of Pubs across the nation, it's one of my favourite lunches. A traditional Ploughman's Lunch is more an assembly job than a recipe. It's main components are cheese, crusty bread and butter, pickles, chutney and salad vegetables. It really is the most famous of pub lunches - simple and yet so satisfying, especially if taken with a pint of real ale or cider. Although the term “Ploughman’s Lunch” was first coined in the 1930’s, as part of a very successful marketing campaign, the concept behind it goes back much further. Throughout […]