Important article on #ElizabethRaffald, especially as I wrap up reading @neilbuttery's excellent biography of the entrepreneurial woman behind #ecclescake and her other innovations and initiatives of her era. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/woman-thought-to-be-behind-the-eccles-cake-859353 #foodhistory #Manchester #housekeeper #cookery
#elizabethraffald #ecclescake #FoodHistory #manchester #housekeeper #Cookery
Another baking 'toot':
Tried my hand at making Eccles cakes. Instead of using all raisins in the filling, I used half dried chopped cranberries and half chopped raisins. Quite pleased with the result.
#baking #ecclescake #cranberries #raisins