Remember when....

Back in the olden days when I was little childhood obesity was unheard of (probably because we were sent outside to play as soon as we were out of bed ,computers etc were only seen on science fiction movies and takeaway was unheard of!!).  Our Dad worked at the Butter Factory and would bring home beautiful thick cream in a Fowler jar and as a special treat Mum would give us fresh bread, jam and cream for afternoon tea. Of course by the time I had children this was something that was not included in their diet.

My Mum was never a 'sponge cake' maker and until recently I was very good at making pancake sponges. A decent recipe and my sunbeam mix master has changed all that I am now turning out pretty reasonable sort of sponges. This was last weekends effort for one of my sons 24th birthday. I had some of the whipped cream left after finishing the cake and made  bread, jam and cream for my sons to try. They were very impressed and youngest son managed to put away quite a few slices. (I'm sure he suffers from hollow legs like many 20 year olds do!)

Not something that will become a regular part of the menu but a nice stroll down memory lane.